The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 24, 2024
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Eleven of 18 Arizona 2020 fake electors and Trump election lawyers were arraigned May 21st on nine felony counts after being indicted by a grand jury on April 26th. Former President Trump was named an unindicted co-conspirator.
The 11 arraigned May 21st were a Republican Arizona state senator, eight GOP activists, including a Republican National committeeman, and two of Donald Trump’s allies, including Rudy Guiliani and Republican National Committee “election integrity” lawyer, Christina Bobb. Another alleged central figure, John Eastman, was arraigned earlier. Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and four others will be arraigned in June.
All 18 defendants are charged with fraudulent schemes to deceive, and practice of that deception, forgery, changing the vote of an elector by corrupt means or inducement, tampering with a public record, and presenting a false instrument for filing. All have pleaded not guilty.
Of the seven states where GOP activists created a substitute slate of Presidential electors and submitted them to the National Archives as genuine, four state attorneys general have brought charges: Michigan, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona. Three others, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New Mexico have either chosen not to bring criminal charges, or cited a lack of grounds for indictment. Michigan held preliminary hearings in April, where 15 defendants face trial. Pre-trial motions are being heard in Nevada for six other defendants.
We have the un-redacted indictment at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
National Archives – Submitted False Slate of Electors
Arizona GOP – Facebook video of false elector document
Arizona Attorney General’s Office – April 26, 2024 Conspiracy, Fraud & Forgery Indictment
Arizona Mirror – Grand jury indicts 18 in fake electors scheme, including two AZ state senators
Associated Press – Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors case
Michigan Advance – Top GOP ‘election integrity’ lawyer charged in Arizona fake elector scheme
Arizona Mirror – Dem files ethics complaint against 2 GOP senators indicted as fake electors for Trump
Arizona Capitol Times – Indicted so-called ‘fake electors’ arraigned
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