NBC News reports:
The National Association of Secretaries of State Winter Conference is usually a cordial affair. It’s one of two occasions every year in which top election officials from most states gather to commiserate and share nonpartisan advice. But at this year’s conference, West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner drew rare groans from the crowd.
During the question-and-answer portion of a cybersecurity panel, which included senior officials from the FBI and Homeland Security, Warner stepped up to the mic. “In October of 2020, the CIA lied to the American people on purpose and it was covered up by the FBI,” he said. “We have our own federal agencies lying to the American people.”
Read the full article. According to the piece, Warner previously discounted election fraud claims and those in attendance believe that his reversal is a cynical part of his bid for governor.
Mac Warner’s peers said politics could be motivating his embrace of conspiracy theories, as he is running for the Republican nomination for governor. https://t.co/w2zcSdN1tL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 22, 2024