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Wisconsin Could Still Prosecute Trump’s Fake Electors

April 26, 2024 at 1:35 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“After Arizona became the fourth state to bring charges against fake electors involved in the Trump campaign’s alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election Wednesday night, eyes turned to the three remaining states where the effort took place: New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,” the Arizona Republic reports.

“Officials in New Mexico and Pennsylvania have said they are unlikely to prosecute Trump allies who sent documents to then-Vice President Mike Pence purporting to certify Trump won the election in their state, because those fake electors placed certain limits on their claims. That leaves Wisconsin as the state most likely still to pursue charges.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

‘Fake Electors’ Charged with State Crimes in Arizona

April 24, 2024 at 7:22 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A state grand jury in Arizona on Wednesday indicted so-called ‘fake electors’ who backed then-President Donald Trump in 2020, following a sprawling investigation into the alleged efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election in the state,” NBC News reports.

“One month after the 2020 election, 11 Trump supporters convened at the Arizona GOP’s headquarters in Phoenix to sign a certificate claiming to be Arizona’s 11 electors to the Electoral College, though Biden won the state by 10,457 votes and his electors were certified by state officials.”

“The state Republican Party documented the signing of the certificate in a social media post and sent it to Congress and the National Archives.”

Donald Trump is referred to in indictment as “Unindicted Co-Conspirator 1.”
Taegan

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Hello Darkness My Old Friend

April 1, 2024 at 6:15 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The upcoming solar eclipse path on April 8th voted for Donald Trump in 2020 by nearly seven percentage points.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

How the Biden Campaign Attacked the Age Issue in 2020

March 12, 2024 at 6:48 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sasha Issenberg: “Amid reinvigorated interest in the electoral impact of Biden’s advanced age, these never-before-reported details reveal how his advisers attempted to manage this storyline during his successful presidential campaign and shed light on how they think about doing so today.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Political Strategy

Pro-Trump Lawyers Settle Wisconsin Lawsuit

March 4, 2024 at 11:51 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Two attorneys who advanced a strategy to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election by organizing rosters of Republicans to falsely portray Donald Trump as the winner of several states, have reached a legal settlement in Wisconsin with the state’s two rightful electors and a Democratic voter, ending a lawsuit.”

“As part of the settlement, the two lawyers — James Troupis, a former Dane County judge who oversaw Trump’s legal efforts in Wisconsin, and Kenneth Chesebro, an architect of the plan to try to invalidate Joe Biden’s win by convening Republican electors in seven states — released a trove of their communications Monday about their work after the 2020 election. The attorneys also agreed to not facilitate or send documents on behalf of future presidential electors who are not certified as true electors — unless there is explicit language that the electoral votes would be counted if legal challenges resulted in changes to electoral outcomes.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Ex-Wisconsin GOP Chair Said He Feared Trump Supporters

February 19, 2024 at 2:20 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The former chair of the Wisconsin Republican Party said he feared for his family’s safety when he signed paperwork as a false elector for former president Donald Trump,” Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

“Andrew Hitt said he was scared of what Trump supporters would do to him and his family if courts later overturned President Joe Biden’s victory in Wisconsin.”

Said Hitt: “If I didn’t do that, and the court did throw out those votes, it would have been solely my fault that Trump wouldn’t have won Wisconsin. Can you imagine the repercussions on myself, my family, if it was me, Andrew Hitt, who prevented Donald Trump from winning Wisconsin?”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

2020 Election Error in Virginia Benefited Trump

January 11, 2024 at 7:10 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Virginia conservatives have pointed to the prosecution of Prince William County’s former top election official for allegedly fudging 2020 vote counts as the strongest evidence available that fraud was a real concern in the last presidential contest,” the Virginia Mercury reports.

“On Thursday, after the case against former Registrar Michele White was dropped, the county’s elections office revealed that the tabulation errors actually worked in favor of former President Donald Trump.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Large Number Don’t Think Biden Won the Election

January 8, 2024 at 9:13 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new CBS News poll finds 39% of respondents do not consider President Biden to be the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Fake Elector in Michigan Told Prosecutors of Regret

December 27, 2023 at 7:30 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“One of the Republicans in Michigan who acted as a fake elector for Donald Trump expressed deep regret about his participation,” the New York Times reports.

“The elector, James Renner, is thus far the only Trump elector who has reached an agreement with the office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, which brought criminal charges in July against all 16 of the state’s fake Trump electors. In October, Ms. Nessel’s office dropped all charges against Mr. Renner after he agreed to cooperate.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Trump Loyalists Resurrect Debunked Election Fraud Claims

December 18, 2023 at 9:05 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The lie materialized on Friday afternoon and went viral on far-right social media accounts, just as a federal jury ruled that former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million to former Fulton County election staffers he falsely accused of voter fraud,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

“The post wrongly claimed that Gov. Brian Kemp’s legal staff notified Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that more than 17,000 “invalid” votes were tallied in Fulton County in 2020, echoing debunked conspiracy theories that Trump’s allies have pushed for years.”

“The accusation was quickly repudiated by state officials, but that didn’t stop Trump’s loyalists from spreading it.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Wisconsin Fake Electors Settle Lawsuit, Admit Biden Won

December 6, 2023 at 11:09 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In a legal settlement Wednesday, the 10 Republicans who signed official-looking paperwork falsely purporting Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2020 have agreed to withdraw their inaccurate filings, acknowledge Joe Biden won the presidency and not serve as presidential electors in 2024 or in any election where Trump is on the ballot,” the Washington Post reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Bonus Quote of the Day

September 12, 2023 at 12:14 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I will confess to you all, I did not expect to be president.”

— 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, quoted by CNN at a book launch party.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Quote of the Day

August 7, 2023 at 6:32 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“No, of course he lost. Joe Biden’s the president.”

— Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an interview with NBC News, on whether Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Kari Lake Wants House to ‘Decertify’ 2020 Election

August 4, 2023 at 10:12 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Kari Lake (R) said that instead of House Republicans trying to impeach President Biden, they should just “decertify the 2020 election” and reinstate Donald Trump to the presidency now.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Trump Legacy

More Republicans Now Say Biden’s Win Was Illegitimate

August 3, 2023 at 8:52 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new CNN poll finds that 69% of Republicans and Republican-leaners say Joe Biden’s win in 2020 was not legitimate, up from 63% earlier this year and through last fall, even as there is no evidence of election fraud that would have altered the outcome of the contest.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Bill Barr Says Trump Knew He Lost the Election

August 3, 2023 at 7:13 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Attorney General Bill Barr told CNN that he believes Donald Trump “knew well he lost the election.”

He added: “At first I wasn’t sure, but I have come to believe he knew well he had lost the election.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Security Expert Fired by Trump Spoke with Special Counsel

July 27, 2023 at 10:28 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A top election security official who was fired by President Donald Trump weeks after the 2020 election has confirmed to CNN that he was interviewed in recent months by the special counsel investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign

Fake Electors Charged in Michigan

July 18, 2023 at 4:21 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 “fake electors” with 8 felonies, including forgery and conspiracy.

The defendants signed certificates falsely claiming Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 presidential election.

Washington Post: “The charges stem from a state investigation that is separate from a federal probe by special counsel Jack Smith into attempts to reverse the 2020 results.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Trump Legacy

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