Trump's 'Fake Electors' Expressed Legal Concerns, New Evidence Shows
Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who is cooperating with investigators, suggested alternative language for electoral certificates to assuage legal concerns, but the suggestion was not acted upon in all states.
- New evidence reveals that Trump's 'fake electors' expressed legal reservations to Rudy Giuliani in December 2020, fearing potential criminal charges.
- Emails and text messages show attempts to quell fears about potential prosecution in Pennsylvania and New Mexico, but concerns in Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin were not acted upon.
- Trump-aligned attorney Kenneth Chesebro suggested alternative language for the Pennsylvania and New Mexico electoral certificates to assuage legal concerns, but the suggestion was not acted upon in other states.
- Chesebro has been cooperating with investigators and has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents in a parallel Georgia case.
- Chesebro revealed details about a December 2020 Oval Office meeting where Trump was briefed on the fake electors and the January 6 deadline, which renewed Trump's hopes to stay in office.