17/ To tell this story, we interviewed 35+ people who have worked with Mitchell or know her personally. We also examined thousands of emails, hundreds of hours of recordings, court filings, speeches and more. Read our full investigation:

No one besides Trump himself has done more than Cleta Mitchell to turn elections into mortal combat. Despite having no official role in the administration, “she has the president’s ear,” said her close ally, Steve Bannon.

NEW: Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.