A new CNN poll finds that 69% of Republicans and Republican-leaners say Joe Biden’s win in 2020 was not legitimate, up from 63% earlier this year and through last fall, even as there is no evidence of election fraud that would have altered the outcome of the contest.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr told CNN that he believes Donald Trump “knew well he lost the election.” He added: “At first I wasn’t sure, but I have come to believe he knew well he had lost the election.”

“A top election security official who was fired by President Donald Trump weeks after the 2020 election has confirmed to CNN that he was interviewed in recent months by the special counsel investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election,” CNN reports.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 “fake electors” with 8 felonies, including forgery and conspiracy. The defendants signed certificates falsely claiming Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 presidential election.

“Federal prosecutors have interviewed the secretaries of state for both Pennsylvania and New Mexico in recent months as part of the ongoing investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election,” CNN reports. “The interviews, which have not been previously reported, indicate that special counsel