Overview

• Six Republicans in Nevada, who falsely declared Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 presidential election, have been indicted by a grand jury. This makes Nevada the third state to seek charges against such 'fake electors'.
• The fake electors have been charged with offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, felonies that carry penalties ranging from one to five years in prison.
• Among the indicted is Nevada GOP chairman Michael McDonald, who has been a staunch ally of Trump and has pushed for changes in the state's election process.
• Similar charges have been filed in other states, including Michigan where 16 Republican fake electors were charged with forgery and conspiracy to commit election forgery.
• In Wisconsin, 10 Republicans who posed as electors settled a civil lawsuit, admitting their actions were part of an effort to overturn President Biden's victory.