TALLAHASSEE
Miami Republican Sen. Frank Artiles dropped the n-word to a pair of African-American colleagues in private conversation Monday night — after calling one of them a “fucking asshole,” a “bitch” and a “girl,” the two senators said.

Over drinks after 10 p.m. at the members-only Governors Club just steps from the state Capitol, Artiles told Sens. Audrey Gibson of Jacksonville and Perry Thurston of Fort Lauderdale that Senate President Joe Negron of Stuart had risen to his powerful GOP leadership role because “six niggers” in the Republican caucus had elected him.

Artiles later told Gibson and Thurston that he’d used the word “niggas,” suggesting the slang term was not meant to be insulting, Gibson and Thurston said. It’s unclear whom Artiles was referring to, since the only black senators in the state Senate are all Democrats — and none of them backed Negron’s bid to lead the chamber.

“He called Joe Negron a pussy,” Thurston said.

Shortly after the election, the National Association of Voting Officials requested a copy of any errors or inconsistencies related to voting machine problems. The request was made using the Freedom of Information Act which was ultimately granted. Although many of the documents have extensive redaction marks, the fact is that there are numerous and significant complaints throughout the state and country which necessitate a full and open investigation. Many of these complaints have been cataloged by the Voting Section of the Department of Justice.

On November 7, 2017 at 3:39PM, during early voting, a report came into the U.S. Department of Justice Voting Section stating that there was a “paper trail showing Donald Trump” when the voter selected Hillary Clinton.

On December 2, 2016, Protect Our Elections filed suit alleging hacking and interference. In the lawsuit they explained that they believed Clinton won the state of Florida. Various reports of malfunctioning voting machines as well as problems in the primary election with regard to the voter registration systems.