Cleta Mitchell speaks at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., on  April 1, played a key role in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, efforts that turned Trump against the GOP state leaders.
Mandatory Credit:	Matt Rourke/AP

Cleta Mitchell speaks at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., on April 1, played a key role in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, efforts that turned Trump against the GOP state leaders.
Mandatory Credit: Matt Rourke/AP

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Inside the push that landed a Trump legal adviser on a federal election advisory board

While Donald Trump has maintained a laser focus this primary season on ousting those Republicans who crossed him over the 2020 election -- especially in Georgia on Tuesday -- the Republican effort to elevate proponents of dubious election fraud allegations in the government runs deeper than the former President.