Now that Trump’s last challenge to the election results has been summarily dismissed by the Supreme Court and Biden has been inaugurated, I feel that it’s a good time to provide my perspective on the controversy that surrounded my colleague, Steven J. Miller, and that exploded on both the right-wing media and the internet in November.

On Nov. 17, 2020, Professor of Mathematics Steven J. Miller signed an affidavit providing estimates of how many ballots in Pennsylvania were requested in the name of a registered Republican by someone...