Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson refused an invitation to speak before a House oversight committee that hosted Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, saying it amplified “conspiracy theories.” The GOP chair said Benson’s playing “cheap political games.”
Mansur Shaheen
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Mansur Shaheen is covering the 2020 elections for Bridge. He has a journalism and economics degree from George Mason University.
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