Nevada prosecutors have refiled criminal charges against six Republican individuals known as 'fake electors' who attempted to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 defeat in the state. The retooled charges were announced by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat. The original case, filed last year, was dismissed by a Las Vegas judge due to being filed in the wrong venue. The new charges have been brought in Carson City, where the fake electors cast their sham ballots in 2020.
The six defendants are each facing one felony count of alleged forgery, according to the charging documents. Despite Trump winning the election, Ford has expressed his commitment to pursuing the case. Trump does not have the authority to intervene in these state-level prosecutions or pardon the defendants for alleged state crimes.
