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Arizona Fake Electors

About 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. The group did so in conjunction with similar fake elector schemes in Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.  According to … Read more

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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

About 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.  The group includes two Georgia state senators—one who went on to be a candidate for lieutenant governor in 2022 and won—as well … Read more

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Giuliani, Rudy

Rudy Giuliani is a right-wing lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. Attorney General for the Southern District of New York from 1983–89 and as mayor of New York City from 1994–2001. He led the city in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy and was also known for implementing the “broken windows theory” model of policing, which focuses on petty crime and disproportionately targets poor and minority urban residents. 

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Michigan Fake Electors

About 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.  According to Michigan Advance, the 16 fake electors mailed signed, notarized certificates to Congress and the National Archives purporting to be official … Read more

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Nevada Fake Electors

About 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. The group includes several leaders of the Nevada Republican Party and a former Trump campaign employee. Two of the fake electors have … Read more

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New Mexico Fake Electors

About 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. Two of the fake electors were subpoenaed by the Department of Justice for their role in the scheme, and the New … Read more

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Pennsylvania Fake Electors

About Twenty Republican residents of Pennsylvania 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. The group includes a handful of prominent members of the Pennsylvania Republican Party and one was subpoenaed by the Department of Justice … Read more

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Trump, Donald J.

Donald Trump is a businessman who served one term as president of the U.S., holding office from Jan. 20, 2017–Jan. 20, 2021. He was the first president in U.S. history with no prior experience in government or the military, and by the end of his term in office, he also became the first president to be impeached twice.

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Wilenchik, Jack

About Jack Wilenchik is lawyer based in Phoenix, Arizona who helped organize fake Pro-trump electors from the state as part of a plan to sabotage the Electoral College certification process on Jan. 6, 2021 and throw the election in Trump’s favor.  Practicing for the firm Wilenchik & Bartness, he specializes in business and employment law, … Read more