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Arizona Fake Electors

Eleven Republican residents of Arizona attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting fake Electoral College documents to Congress as part of the Jan. 6. 2021 certification process.

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Chesebro, Kenneth

Kenneth Chesebro is a Harvard-educated attorney who was the legal architect of the fake electors scheme to prevent congressional certification of President Biden’s electoral win in 2020. In October 2023, he struck a plea deal in the Georgia racketeering indictment, promising to testify against Trump if called on to do so as the case unfolds.

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DiGenova, Joe

About Joe diGenova is a conservative attorney and longtime Republican political operative and commentator who was involved with the Trump campaign’s efforts to have fake electors cast fraudulent ballots despite President Biden’s resounding Electoral College victory.  DiGenova and his wife, Victoria Toensing, run a law firm in Washington that caters to conservative clients. For decades, … Read more

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Georgia Fake Electors

Sixteen Republican residents of Georgia attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting fake Electoral College documents to Congress as part of the Jan. 6. 2021 certification process. 

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Giuliani, Rudy

Rudy Giuliani is a right-wing lawyer, politician, and former mayor of New York City who helped Trump strategize about potential lawsuits and other options for overturning the results of the 2020 election after the president lost his bid for a second term.

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Lake, Kari

Kari Lake is a far-right conspiracy theorist and Trump loyalist who quit her job as a Fox News reporter to run for governor of Arizona in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement. She lost that race but having gained support among GOP voters by making outrageous statements and spreading disinformationis, she is running for the U.S. Senate in 2024.

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Michigan Fake Electors

Sixteen Republican residents of Michigan attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting fake Electoral College documents to Congress as part of the Jan. 6. 2021 certification process.

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Mike Roman

As Trump’s director of Election Day operations in 2020, Mike Roman was deeply involved in his efforts to overturn the result, actively working to coordinate the fake electors scheme, among other strategies to help the defeated president retain his grip on power.

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Nevada Fake Electors

Six Republican residents of Nevada attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting fake Electoral College documents to Congress as part of the Jan. 6. 2021 certification process.

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New Mexico Fake Electors

Five Republican residents of New Mexico attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting fake Electoral College documents to Congress as part of the Jan. 6. 2021 certification process.