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Salon
Salon
Politics
Areeba Shah

Expert: Fake electors point to Trump

Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans who face charges for their involvement in the "fake electors" scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election argued at a Wednesday hearing that their cases should be moved from state to federal court. 

David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham all say their charges should be moved out of state court because they were acting as "contingent presidential electors," under Trump's direction and pursuant to the U.S. Constitution and federal law, CNN reported. 

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