Trump lawyers, aide hit with ten new felony charges in Wisconsin fake electors case
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Trump lawyers, aide hit with ten new felony charges in Wisconsin fake electors case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who allegedly advised Trump in 2020 to falsely claim he won the state’s election as part of a “fake elector” scheme. Federal prosecutors investigating Trump’s conduct related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot in Washington, DC, said the fake electors scheme originated in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin complaint details how Troupis, Chesebro and Roman created a document that falsely said Trump had won Wisconsin’s 10 Electoral College votes and then attempted to deliver them to then-Vice President Mike Pence before he was to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. In the amended complaint filed Tuesday, prosecutors said the majority of the 10 electors explained to investigators that they were told they were only needed to sign the alternate elector certificate indicating that Trump had won only to preserve his legal options if a court changed the outcome of the election in Wisconsin.

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Former Trump attorney lashes out at ‘lawfare’ after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case
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1 month ago

Former Trump attorney lashes out at ‘lawfare’ after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Former associates of President-elect Donald Trump made their initial appearances in a Wisconsin court Thursday on felony charges related to a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that Trump had won the swing state in 2020. Jim Troupis, who was Trump’s attorney in Wisconsin, lashed out following the hearing, saying he was the victim of “lawfare” being …

Trump outran the law. His allies haven’t.
1 month ago

Trump outran the law. His allies haven’t.

Politico  

The two most broad and perilous cases, in Arizona and Georgia, allege Trump helped direct a sweeping plot to overturn his loss to Joe Biden. In April, a grand jury indicted 18 people, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorney Rudy Giuliani and longtime adviser Boris Epshteyn, who is playing a central role in shaping Trump’s incoming administration. Already, …

Mark Meadows tries to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court
5 months ago

Mark Meadows tries to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Donald Trump presidential chief of staff Mark Meadows wants to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court, just as he unsuccessfully tried to do last year in an election subversion case in Georgia. In a court filing made available on Wednesday, attorneys representing Meadows in Arizona asked a federal judge to move the …

Ex-Trump attorney kicked off judicial committee for role in fake elector scheme
7 months ago

Ex-Trump attorney kicked off judicial committee for role in fake elector scheme

Raw Story  

The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended former Trump attorney James Troupis from its Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee on Tuesday. Troupis, who also previously served as a Dane County Circuit Court judge, was charged with felony forgery for his role in planning the scheme to have a group of Republicans cast false Electoral College votes for Trump after the 2020 election. Despite …

Former Trump attorney in Wisconsin suspended from state judicial ethics panel
7 months ago

Former Trump attorney in Wisconsin suspended from state judicial ethics panel

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer from a state judicial ethics panel a week after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme. Liberal advocates have been calling for Jim Troupis to step down from the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee, saying he is …

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case
7 months, 1 week ago

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Donald Trump presidential chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump 2020 Election Day operations director Michael Roman pleaded not guilty Friday in Phoenix to nine felony charges for their roles in an effort to overturn Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. The indictment alleges Meadows worked with other Trump campaign members to submit names of fake …

Three Trump allies criminally charged in Wisconsin fake elector plot
7 months, 1 week ago

Three Trump allies criminally charged in Wisconsin fake elector plot

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three men who allegedly orchestrated a plot to reverse Donald …

Felony Charges Filed Against Attorneys, Aide Who Worked For Trump During 2020 Campaign In Wisconsin
7 months, 1 week ago

Felony Charges Filed Against Attorneys, Aide Who Worked For Trump During 2020 Campaign In Wisconsin

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MADISON, Wis. — Felony forgery charges were filed in Wisconsin on Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The Wisconsin charges were brought against Trump’s attorney in the state, Jim Troupis, 62, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, 62, who was advising …

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump
7 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Felony forgery charges were filed in Wisconsin on Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The Wisconsin charges were brought against Trump’s attorney in the state, Jim Troupis, 62, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, 62, who was advising the campaign and …

Wisconsin files felony charges against Trump attorneys, aide in fake-electors case
7 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin files felony charges against Trump attorneys, aide in fake-electors case

LA Times  

Gen. Josh Kaul, shown in 2022, filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that Donald Trump had won the state in 2020. Gen. Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that then-President Trump had won the battleground state …

5 more Trump attorneys, aides publicly named in AZ fake elector indictment
8 months, 2 weeks ago

5 more Trump attorneys, aides publicly named in AZ fake elector indictment

Raw Story  

Attorney General Kris Mayes has released the names of five more people who were indicted by a grand jury for the part they played in Arizona’s 2020 fake elector scheme to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House. The five additional indictees are: Christina Bobb, the Republican National Committee’s senior counsel for election integrity and a former attorney …

11 'fake electors' from 2020, including Meadows and Giuliani, indicted in Arizona
8 months, 3 weeks ago

11 'fake electors' from 2020, including Meadows and Giuliani, indicted in Arizona

NPR  

11 'fake electors' from 2020, including Meadows and Giuliani, indicted in Arizona An Arizona grand jury has indicted a group of allies of former President Donald Trump for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election. CHANG: OK. SCHUTSKY: The 11 that were named are the so-called fake electors, the folks who, like some in …

Meadows, Giuliani, 11 'fake electors' from 2020 are among those indicted in Arizona
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Meadows, Giuliani, 11 'fake electors' from 2020 are among those indicted in Arizona

NPR  

Meadows, Giuliani, 11 'fake electors' from 2020 are among those indicted in Arizona Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images PHOENIX — An Arizona grand jury has indicted a slew of allies of former President Donald Trump for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election. The indictment also cites five …

Wisconsin fake elector settlement offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers
10 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin fake elector settlement offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers

Associated Press  

Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and in other swing states, according to a lawsuit settlement reached Monday that makes public months of texts and emails. The documents show how Chesebro and Troupis, Trump’s attorney …

Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers
10 months, 1 week ago

Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers

LA Times  

Two attorneys for then-President Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and in other swing states, according to a lawsuit settlement reached Monday that makes public months of texts and emails. The documents show how Chesebro and Troupis, Trump’s attorney in …

Judge says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers can be questioned in Trump fake electors lawsuit
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers can be questioned in Trump fake electors lawsuit

Hindustan Times  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers can be asked questions related to his role serving as a Democratic elector in the 2020 presidential election as part of an ongoing lawsuit against former President Donald Trump's attorneys, a judge ruled Thursday. Troupis’ attorney had asked to depose Evers and Barnes, both of whom were also on the list of potential …

Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that President Biden won
1 year, 1 month ago

Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that President Biden won

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won the battleground state have settled a civil lawsuit and admitted their actions were part of an effort to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory, attorneys who filed the case announced Wednesday. The 10 fake electors agreed …

Wisconsin fake electors smacked down in court after bid to quash civil suit
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin fake electors smacked down in court after bid to quash civil suit

Raw Story  

A state judge in Wisconsin has thwarted a bid by the state's fake electors to try to dismiss a civil suit brought against them for their scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in that state, reported the Associated Press on Thursday. Two Democratic electors and one voter brought the suit, which demands $2.4 million in damages from the fake …

More Michigan Republicans accused of being fake electors for Trump plead not guilty
1 year, 5 months ago

More Michigan Republicans accused of being fake electors for Trump plead not guilty

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — All 16 Michigan Republicans accused in a fake elector scheme to keep former President Donald Trump in power are challenging the charges, after the final nine either pleaded not guilty or had a judge enter the pleas on their behalf Thursday in state court. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced criminal charges last month against the 16 …

Wisconsin judge orders the release of records sought from fake Trump elector
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin judge orders the release of records sought from fake Trump elector

Associated Press  

A Wisconsin judge on Friday ordered the state elections commission to release all records it has related to one of its Republican members and his role as one of 10 people who posed as fake electors in 2020 for former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit, filed by a union leader represented by the liberal firm Law Forward, sought commission records …

Trump fake elector prosecutions could soon ensnare members of Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump fake elector prosecutions could soon ensnare members of Congress

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – The justice system is closing in on former President Donald Trump, and soon, some expect that dragnet will ensnare elected members of Congress. I've gotten nothing,” Sen. Ron Johnson – who allegedly tried to pass Wisconsin fake electors to Pence — told Raw Story at the Capitol. “There’s nothing to come after me for.” Sen. Ron Johnson Johnson …

Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies
1 year, 5 months ago

Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, accusing them of submitting false certificates that confirmed they were legitimate electors despite Joe Biden’s victory in the state. The group includes the head of the Republican National Committee’s chapter in Michigan, Kathy Berden, as well …

Wisconsin trial over fake electors set to start just before 2024 presidential election
1 year, 7 months ago

Wisconsin trial over fake electors set to start just before 2024 presidential election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A jury trial in a lawsuit seeking $2.4 million in damages from Republicans who attempted to cast Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for Donald Trump in 2020 even though he lost is scheduled to begin just two months before the 2024 presidential election. Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington on Wednesday scheduled the trial to begin on Sept. …

Wisconsin judge allows for lawsuit against fake Trump electors to proceed
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin judge allows for lawsuit against fake Trump electors to proceed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Monday refused to break up a lawsuit filed against 10 fake electors for former President Donald Trump and two of his attorneys, saying the case could proceed in the county where it was filed. Nine of the 10 fake electors in Wisconsin, and one of Trump’s attorneys, argued that the lawsuit against them …

Wisconsin judge revives complaint over 2020 fake electors
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin judge revives complaint over 2020 fake electors

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission must disregard its earlier ruling unanimously rejecting a complaint against fake presidential electors who attempted to cast the state’s ballots for former President Donald Trump when it rehears the case, a judge ruled Tuesday. A Republican commissioner who considered the original complaint must not take part in the reconsideration because he was one …

Judge to order Wisconsin Elections Commission to reconsider fake Trump elector complaint
1 year, 8 months ago

Judge to order Wisconsin Elections Commission to reconsider fake Trump elector complaint

Raw Story  

The Wisconsin Elections Commission will be ordered to reconsider its decision not to sanction the 10 Wisconsin Republicans who cast false Electoral College votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020. Dane County Judge Frank Remington said on Monday that the involvement in that decision by commissioner Robert Spindell, one of the ten false electors, makes it unenforceable. In the …

Wisconsin man charged with fraud, ID theft in ballot case
2 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin man charged with fraud, ID theft in ballot case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors charged a Wisconsin man Thursday with election fraud and identity theft after he acknowledged that he fraudulently requested absentee ballots in what he says was an effort to expose vulnerabilities in the state’s election system. The state Department of Justice charged 68-year-old Harry Wait with two misdemeanor counts of election fraud and two felony counts of …

Wisconsin’s Johnson under heat for fake elector revelation
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin’s Johnson under heat for fake elector revelation

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — An aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver to Pence fake elector votes from his state and neighboring Michigan, text messages revealed at Tuesday’s meeting of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection showed. Other evidence shown at Tuesday’s hearing …

Lawsuit seeks $2.4M damages from Wisconsin fake GOP electors
2 years, 7 months ago

Lawsuit seeks $2.4M damages from Wisconsin fake GOP electors

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Two Wisconsin Democratic electors and a voter on Tuesday sued Republicans who attempted to cast electoral ballots for Donald Trump in 2020 despite Joe Biden’s victory in the battleground state. The plaintiffs say it’s the first such lawsuit in the seven swing states where GOP electors falsely declared Trump the winner and cast their votes for him …

Fake Wisconsin Trump Electors, Already Under DOJ Investigation, Now Face Civil Suit, Too
2 years, 7 months ago

Fake Wisconsin Trump Electors, Already Under DOJ Investigation, Now Face Civil Suit, Too

Huff Post  

Recount observers check ballots on Nov. 20, 2020, during a Milwaukee hand-recount of presidential votes. The suit, prepared by the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection in Washington, D.C., and the Law Forward pro-democracy group in Wisconsin, was filed on behalf of two electors who cast their ballots for the state’s actual winner, Democrat Joe Biden, as well as a …

Wisconsin commission won’t punish fake electors
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin commission won’t punish fake electors

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A group of Wisconsin Republicans who took it upon themselves to certify to the U.S. Senate that Donald Trump won the battleground state in the 2020 presidential election didn’t break any laws, state elections officials said Tuesday. According to the Wisconsin Justice Department analysis, Hitt and nine other Republicans, including elections Commissioner Bob Spindell, gathered in the …

Wisconsin felon voter fraud on par with previous elections
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin felon voter fraud on par with previous elections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Sixteen convicted felons have been charged with illegally voting in the 2020 presidential race in Wisconsin, a rate that’s on par with previous elections, the state elections commission said in a new report. The number of cases of felons voting referred to district attorneys was less than 0.003% of the nearly 3.3 million ballots cast in the …

Trump backer, 4 others charged with voter fraud in Wisconsin
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump backer, 4 others charged with voter fraud in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A supporter of former President Donald Trump who said authorities should root out voter fraud is among five people who were charged Thursday with election fraud by a Republican district attorney who’s running for Wisconsin attorney general. All five voters, including a homeless person, improperly listed a post office box number at a UPS store as their …

Fake Wisconsin Trump electors had ‘secret meeting place’ — and armed security: report
2 years, 11 months ago

Fake Wisconsin Trump electors had ‘secret meeting place’ — and armed security: report

Raw Story  

The ten Wisconsin citizens who signed their names to a phony document impersonating presidential electors engaged in a "super secret" process for their plan, according to a new report. "Wisconsin Republicans who posed as presidential electors in 2020 met secretly for an hour before filling out official-looking paperwork at the state Capitol and were accompanied by armed security, according to …

Wisconsin prosecutor weighs in on fake GOP electors
2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin prosecutor weighs in on fake GOP electors

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin assistant district attorney has said state or federal prosecutors should look into a complaint filed a year ago alleging that Republicans committed fraud when they submitted false paperwork saying former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state. Jeffrey Mandell, the president of the Law Forward firm created to push back against conservatives, lodged complaints …

Will false Trump electors’ attempt to hijack the Georgia vote be punished?
2 years, 11 months ago

Will false Trump electors’ attempt to hijack the Georgia vote be punished?

Raw Story  

The 16 Georgia Republicans who assembled at noon on Dec. 14, 2020, in the state Capitol and falsely certified that Donald Trump had won the state’s electoral votes were not the nation’s only bogus electors. Wisconsin pushback Wisconsin may be the only state where there is attention being drawn to the falsified documents and the people that signed them, because …

Will false Trump electors' attempt to hijack the Wisconsin vote be punished?
3 years ago

Will false Trump electors' attempt to hijack the Wisconsin vote be punished?

Raw Story  

The 10 Wisconsin Republicans who assembled on Dec. 14, 2020 at noon in the state Capitol and falsely certified that Donald Trump had won the state’s electoral votes were not the nation’s only bogus electors. Wisconsin pushback Wisconsin may be the only state where there is attention being drawn to the falsified documents and the people that signed them, because …

Head of GOP-led election probe says mayors could be jailed
3 years, 1 month ago

Head of GOP-led election probe says mayors could be jailed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A retired state Supreme Court justice hired by Republicans to investigate Wisconsin’s 2020 election says the mayors of Madison and Green Bay should face punishment and possibly jail time if they don’t meet with him, according to court documents. Michael Gableman filed lawsuits Monday seeking to force Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway …

4th Wisconsin voter out of 3 million charged with fraud
3 years, 3 months ago

4th Wisconsin voter out of 3 million charged with fraud

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A fourth Wisconsin voter out of roughly 3 million who cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election was charged with election fraud on Thursday by a Republican prosecutor who is running for attorney general. Fond du Lac District Attorney Eric Toney said the charge alleging that a felon voted illegally does not mean that the election won …

27 possible voter fraud cases in 3 million Wisconsin ballots
3 years, 7 months ago

27 possible voter fraud cases in 3 million Wisconsin ballots

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials identified just 27 potential cases of voter fraud out of 3.3 million ballots cast in the November presidential election and forwarded them to local district attorneys for possible prosecution, based on documents obtained Friday by The Associated Press under the state’s open records law. The identified potential cases of fraud to date are in …

Trump must pay for ‘haphazard’ voting lawsuit: Wisconsin governor
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump must pay for ‘haphazard’ voting lawsuit: Wisconsin governor

Al Jazeera  

Former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the will of the state’s 3.3 million voters was so weak and time-consuming that he and his lawyers should be punished for squandering taxpayer resources, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said in a federal court filing. Trump’s attempt to overturn the will of the state’s 3.3 million voters was so weak and time-consuming that …

Judge calls Trump request in Wisconsin lawsuit ‘bizarre’
4 years, 1 month ago

Judge calls Trump request in Wisconsin lawsuit ‘bizarre’

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge hearing President Donald Trump’s federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin said Friday that the president’s request to “remand” the case to the GOP-controlled Legislature to pick new electors was “bizarre.” The federal case is one of two Trump has in Wisconsin making similar arguments. Bill Bock, the Trump campaign attorney …

Wisconsin high court turns down Trump election lawsuit
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin high court turns down Trump election lawsuit

LA Times  

Supporters of Joe Biden react at a rally in Milwaukee to news that he defeated President Trump in the election. A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the battleground state, sidestepping a decision on the merits of the claims and instead ruling that the case …

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
4 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President …

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