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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone in Washington

Giuliani’s legal problems deepen as ‘false electors’ scheme investigated

The fake electors stratagem was a part of Trump’s fruitless effort to persuade Pence to toss out Biden’s electors.
The fake electors stratagem was a part of Trump’s fruitless effort to persuade Pence to toss out Biden’s electors. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Legal pressures are mounting for Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani as the US justice department and the House panel investigating the January 6 assault on Congress are both investigating a “false electors” scheme which Giuliani reportedly helped lead to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election.

Former prosecutors say the justice department inquiry announced last month could pose a serious legal threat to Giuliani, given his role in helping orchestrate an electoral ploy in seven states that Biden won, involving replacing slates of legitimate Democratic electors with bogus Trump slates.

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