### [2020-12-14](/feed/2020/12/14/index.md)

##### 2020 United States presidential election
# Outgoing U.S. Representative Paul Mitchell announces that he has left the Republican Party to become a independent over outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's voter fraud claims and attempts to overturn the results. 




### Sources:

1. [ABC News](https://abcnews.com/Politics/michigan-rep-paul-mitchell-quits-republican-party-trumps/story?id=74725718)

### Changes:

1. U.S. Representative Paul Mitchell from Michigan announces he is leaving the Republican Party due to President Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the election.  _2020-12-15 07:04:31 (First version)_
1. Outgoing U.S. Representative Paul Mitchell announces that he has left the Republican Party to become a independent over outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's voter fraud claims and attempts to overturn the results.  _(Current version)_

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