Results for: False Electors

An Arizona grand jury has indicted 18 individuals involved in a scheme to submit false electors claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020. This is part of a broader effort to deter challenges to future elections, as Trump and his allies have previously filed unsuccessful lawsuits and attempted to overturn the 2020 results. The indictments come alongside penalties for lawyers and other figures involved in these efforts, including disbarments and criminal charges. While Trump faces separate federal charges, the indictments of his associates underscore the consequences of undermining elections. The cases may also help prevent similar attempts in the 2024 election.

Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday that a grand jury had indicted 18 individuals, including former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani, for their alleged roles in an attempt to interfere with the 2020 presidential election in the state. The indictment alleges that the defendants submitted false documents to Congress falsely asserting that Donald Trump had won Arizona, despite Joe Biden’s actual victory. Attorney General Mayes emphasized the importance of protecting American democracy and holding individuals accountable for undermining it.

An Arizona grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and 16 others, including 11 Arizona Republicans, in an election interference case related to the 2020 presidential election.

Eleven Republicans in Arizona have been charged with submitting a false document to Congress declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election. This is part of a wider trend of prosecutions against fake electors in several states, with indictments in Michigan, Wisconsin, and New Mexico.

In a preliminary hearing for six accused false electors in Michigan, the lead investigator testified that former President Donald Trump, ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis should be considered unindicted co-conspirators in the plot to overturn the 2020 election. The investigation revealed that the false electors believed they were signing the document only as a backup if Trump prevailed in legal challenges or recounts, but none of those challenges were successful.