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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rachel Leingang

The fake elector defense: what Trump allies are saying to justify the 2020 scheme

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Jim Troupis, one of Trump’s allies charged in Wisconsin, speaks during a hearing to discuss election security, in 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/AP

Three allies of Donald Trump were charged in Wisconsin Tuesday for their roles in advancing the fake electors plan, but the 10 fake electors themselves have not yet been criminally charged.

That might be because the Wisconsin fake electors, like other fake electors across the US, have said in media interviews they were misled to believe their documents could only be used if court challenges went for the former president. Others have said they were following lawyers’ advice when they signed on.

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