#fake electors

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

Traction please

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[socialjusticeinamerica]

#traitor trump #crooked donald #republican assholes #political humor #wishful thinking #insurrectionist #Jan 6th insurrection #fake electors #the big lie #Green Bay sweep #rapist #con-man #grifter #fraud #sold nuclear secrets to Saudi Arabia for $2 billion #stolen government documents

[contemplatingoutlander]

This is an excellent NY Times interactive article, so the above link is a gift 🎁 link so anyone can read the entire article, even if they don't subscribe to the NY Times. Here are some excerpts.

Upending the outcome of a free and fair presidential election is no minor endeavor. It requires time, energy, money and, especially, an awful lot of people willing to do the wrong thing — or at least go along with it. The network of people who allegedly helped Donald Trump try, without success, to stay in power more than two and a half years ago may seem hopelessly chaotic, but there was a method to the madness. American elections are, by design, entrusted to the states and therefore decentralized. To meddle in them requires national masterminds working hand in glove with plotters at the state and local levels — a tangle of conspirators, enablers and indulgent bystanders as messy and sprawling as our democracy itself. And while it can be tempting to downplay or dismiss the entire nightmare as the pathetic machinations of crackpots and fringe figures or even to wave it off as ancient history, that would be a mistake. Those who worked to overturn the 2020 election are the same kinds of people and groups Mr. Trump would surely surround himself with if elected to a second term: unscrupulous or timid federal and state officials, ethically flexible lawyers and Republican yes men and women. Except that in 2025 those figures would have a better sense of how to dismantle the guardrails that once stood in their way and how to exploit the fault lines and weaknesses in our electoral process. [emphasis added]

Below is the final graphic in the article that shows all the people connected with Trump's coup attempt, including some who refused to go along with it:

This interactive article is well worth reading, and I invite you to use the above gift link to do so.

______________ The text of this article is by Michelle Cottle; the graphics are by Taylor Maggiacomo and Norman Eisen.

#trump #coup attempt #key players in trump's coup attempt #january 6 #fake electors #michelle cottle #taylor maggiacomo #norman eisen #the new your times #interactive article #gift link

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Rachel Leingang at The Guardian:

An Arizona grand jury has charged 18 people involved in the scheme to create a slate of false electors for Donald Trump, including 11 people who served as those fake electors and seven Trump allies who aided the scheme. Kris Mayes, Arizona’s Democratic attorney general, announced the charges on Wednesday, and said the 11 fake electors had been charged with felonies for fraud, forgery and conspiracy. Beyond the fake electors themselves, high-profile Trump affiliates have been charged with aiding in the scheme: Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Christina Bobb and Mike Roman.

Those charged over their roles as false electors include two sitting lawmakers, state senators Jake Hoffman and Anthony Kern. The former Arizona Republican party chair Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, have been charged, as has Tyler Bowyer, a Republican national committeeman and Turning Point USA executive, and Jim Lamon, who ran for US Senate in 2022. The others charged in the fake electors scheme are Nancy Cottle, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Moorhead, Lorraine Pellegrino and Gregory Safsten. The indictment says: “In Arizona, and the United States, the people elected Joseph Biden as president on November 3 2020. Unwilling to accept this fact, defendants and unindicted co-conspirators schemed to prevent the lawful transfer of the presidency to keep unindicted co-conspirator 1 in office against the will of Arizona’s voters. This scheme would have deprived Arizona voters of their right to vote and have their votes counted.”

Biden won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes, a close margin in the typically red state that immediately prompted allegations of voter fraud that persist to this day. The state has remained a hotbed of election denialism, despite losses for Republicans who embraced election-fraud lies at the state level. Trump has not been charged in the Arizona case. The indictment refers to Trump himself as “unindicted co-conspirator 1” throughout, noting how the former president schemed to keep himself in office, and how those around him, even those who believed he lost, aided this effort. Some involved have claimed they signed on as an alternate slate of electors in case court decisions came down in Trump’s favor, so they would have a backup group that could be certified by Congress should Trump prevail.

An Arizona grand jury handed down 18 indictments to those involved in the scheme to award 11 fake electors to give Donald Trump the state of Arizona in 2020, despite the fact that Joe Biden flipped the state in his narrow win. Donald Trump has been named unindicted co-conspirator #1.

The persons indicted for aiding and abetting efforts to help the fake electors: Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro, Christina Bobb, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Boris Epshteyn.

Some of the notable fake electors charged include: former AZGOP chair Kelli Ward, TPUSA employee Tyler Bowyer, and 2022 GOP US Senate candidate Jim Lamon.

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[kp777]

#fake electors #new mexico #2020 presidential election #donald trump

[onenakedfarmer]

Just eleven more traitors and enemies of the state going to prison for election fraud in service to and worship of Donnie D-Cups.

What a beautiful day.

Jake Hoffman

Anthony Kern

Kelli Ward

Michael Ward

Tyler Bowyer

Jim Lamon

Robert Montgomery

Nancy Cottle

Samuel Moorhead,

Lorraine Pellegrino

Gregory Safsten

#election fraud #election interference #fake electors #Donnie D-Cups #Fuckstick von Clownface #Arizona #Jake Hoffman #Anthony Kern #Kelli Ward #Michael Ward #Tyler Bowyer #Jim Lamon #Nancy Cottle #Robert Montgomery #Samuel Moorhead #Lorraine Pellegrino #Gregory Safsten #traitors #enemy of the state

[gwydionmisha]

#Donald Trump #David Shafer #Georgia #Fake Electors #News

[porterdavis]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....

The DOJ is diligently getting ducks aligned in the 'fake electors' section of the J6 investigation.

The sun never sets on Trump's troubles.

#j6 #fake electors

[nodynasty4us]

From the April 24, 2024 article:

“Defendants and unindicted coconspirators schemed to prevent the lawful transfer of the presidency to keep Unindicted Coconspirator 1 in office against the will of Arizona’s voters,” the 58-page indictment reads.

The names of seven of the defendants, including Meadows, Giuliani and Epshteyn, are redacted, but the document makes clear who they are by describing their roles. Others include attorneys John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb, as well as Trump 2020 campaign operative Mike Roman.

Ken Chesebro, an attorney who helped devise Trump’s post-election strategy, is described as “unindicted coconspirator 4.”

The only defendants whose names are visible in the version of the indictment released by the Arizona attorney general’s office Wednesday evening are the 11 Republicans who falsely posed as the state’s presidential electors despite Joe Biden’s narrow victory there. Among them: former Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward, state senators Jake Hoffman and Anthony Kern, and Arizona’s RNC committeeman Tyler Bowyer.

#election subversion #arizona #mark meadows #rudy giuliani #boris epshteyn #john eastman #jenna ellis #christina bobb #mike roman #kelli ward #jake hoffman #anthony kern #tyler bowyer #fake electors

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

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[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Former President Donald Trump, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Rudy Giuliani are unindicted co-conspirators in the Michigan attorney general's case against the state's so-called "fake electors" in the 2020 election, a state investigator revealed in court on Wednesday.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 Republicans last year with forgery and conspiracy to commit election forgery for allegedly attempting to replace Michigan's electoral votes for Joe Biden with electoral votes for Trump at the certification of the vote on Jan. 6, 2021.

During Wednesday's hearing, which was part of preliminary examinations for the so-called fake electors, Howard Shock, a special agent for the attorney general's office, also testified that former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis is also an unindicted co-conspirator.

Shock's revelation was in response to questions from Duane Silverthorn, an attorney for Michele Lundgren, one of the so-called fake electors.

"Finally, former President Donald Trump?" asked Silverthorn.

"Yes," Shock testified.

Ted Goodman, Giuliani's political adviser, said in a statement that the former New York City mayor is "proud to stand up for the countless Americans who raised legitimate concerns surrounding the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election."

"He won't be bullied or pressured into silence by highly partisan actors," the statement said.

Nessel dismissed the charges against one of the alleged fake electors in October in exchange for cooperating with the case. The state is still pursuing charges against the other 15 defendants.

All the defendants have pleaded not guilty.

#us politics #news #republicans #conservatives #donald trump #trump administration #gop #2024 #2020 election #Mark Meadows #Rudy Giuliani #michigan #Dana Nessel #fake electors #forgery #conspiracy to commit election forgery #Howard Shock #Jenna Ellis #Michele Lundgren #Duane Silverthorn #Ted Goodman #abc news

[tomorrowusa]

Georgia wasn't the only state where Team Trump tried to interfere with the 2020 election.

While Trump himself wasn't indicted in Arizona, a number of his minions were.

A grand jury in Arizona has handed up an indictment against former President Donald Trump’s allies over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, including the fake electors from that state and several individuals connected to his campaign. Boris Epshteyn, a former White House aide who remains one of Trump’s closest advisers; former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows; and Rudy Giuliani are among those who have been indicted, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced the indictment Wednesday night, focusing on the 11 individuals who acted as pro-Trump electors in the state. The names of several other indicted defendants remain redacted, Mayes said in a statement Wednesday, until those people have been served. “A state grand jury made up of everyday regular Arizonans, has now handed down felony indictments for all 11 Republican electors as well as several others connected to this scheme,” Mayes said. “These are serious indictments, but this is the first hurdle the state must pass in our constitutional criminal justice system. We intend to prove these crimes were committed beyond a reasonable doubt.” While Trump is not among those charged in Arizona, the details in the indictment suggest he is “Unindicted Coconspirator 1.”

Trump likes nicknames so I hope he enjoys his new one: Unindicted Coconspirator 1.

Speaking of Arizona on Wednesday, the lower chamber of the legislature voted to repeal the state's 1864 extreme abortion ban. A handful of Republicans joined the Democratic minority to move the measure forward.

Tempers, retribution come with vote to repeal abortion ban

These actions, on the same day, act as reminders of the importance of state government. Making sure that your state is not controlled by MAGA extremists is just as vital as keeping Trump and his Capitol Hill sycophants out of power.

Get involved with state politics, especially the legislature. Start by finding out who represents you in the legislature.

Find Your Legislators Look your legislators up by address or use your current location.

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[randyite]

#trump #indictment #2020 election #election interference #election fraud #georgia #jack smith #Barbie #Fani Willis #Stormy Daniels #RICO #fake electors #giuliani #mark meadows #republicans #rethuglicans

[kp777]

By Red Painter

Crooks and Liars

July 18, 2023

Another surprise indictment came Tuesday morning, totally out of left field. Michigan AG Dana Nessel has indicted all 16 of Trump's fake electors - and they are facing A LOT of prison time if convicted. These fake electors were part of a crazy scheme to try to officially provide a legal document that stated - falsely - that Trump was the rightful winner of their state. Even though he WAS NOT and they knew it. They each face 8 charges, including conspiracy to commit forgery, two counts of forgery, conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing, uttering and publishing, conspiracy to commit election law forgery, and two counts of election law forgery. They face up to 14 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

Read more.

#michigan #fake electors #the big lie #2020 presidential election

[rickmctumbleface]

It's every (con)man for himself!

#georgia #fani willis #fake electors