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The Gateway Pundit, Conservative website

“Ballots in Arizona’s Maricopa County” from the 2020 presidential election “found shredded and in dumpster days before Senate audit to begin.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Election officials say all cast ballots from the 2020 election are sealed in a locked indoor vault, awaiting shipment for an audit by the state Senate, that none are kept in the warehouse and none have been shredded.

Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator, D-Minn.

“For three hours, the head of the D.C. National Guard had to wait to get the authority while we were all watching on TV these insurrectionists breach the police line, break the glass. The Defense Department didn't give authority.”

PolitiFact rated this: Basically correct

PolitiFact says: Klobuchar's summary is essentially accurate. However, a timeline of interactions between the D.C. National Guard and the Pentagon shows there are some nuances.