LAS VEGAS — Text exchanges between two of Nevada’s Republican electors who signed fake electoral certificates declaring President Donald Trump the winner in 2020 reveal a roller coaster of emotions.
The U.S. House select committee appointed to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol released text messages between Nevada National Committeeman James DeGraffenreid and Shawn Meehan, who were two of six Republican electors in Nevada who signed a certificate of ascertainment declaring Trump the winner of Nevada — despite his losing the popular vote to Joe Biden by about 30,000 votes and the real Nevada electors sending the official certificates declaring Biden the winner.
The text exchanges show the coordinated plans between the Trump campaign and Republicans in other battleground states to send certificates that could be used in Congress to certify the votes in favor of Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, rather than Biden.
