Facts about the fake electors plot that Trump supporters ignore:
People involved in the fake electors plot used the word "fake" before any of us did.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/us/politics/trump-fake-electors-emails.html
The fake electors forged documents
Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be "duly elected and qualified electors" for Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
Sixteen Republicans who allegedly sought to replace Michigan's electoral college representatives after the 2020 election with a slate suppor
They tried to send the false slates to Pence on Jan 6th.
Mike Roman passed the names to a House GOP aide in a bid to get them to then-Vice President Mike Pence, people familiar with the episode tol
This was not about questioning the election. By all means, question away. But when the results of questioning the election doesn't go your way, it's time to concede. Something Trump still has not officially done.
The various claims of evidence alleging a stolen 2020 election have been exhaustively investigated and litigated. Judges heard claims of ill
Also a reminder that Trump has been consistently ramping up the idea of voter fraud without evidence. Even in elections where he has won. Too big to rig? There was no evidence anything was rigged.
“Research has been consistent over time that voter fraud is infinitesimally rare,” one expert tells NPR.
Former President Donald Trump’s election-year message to his supporters is clear and often repeated: If Democrats win the November election,
Fox News knew the election wasn't rigged, but ran the stories anyways.
Court filings in the now-settled case brought by Dominion reveal messages from Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson (now of Twitter), and others.
And sort of unrelated, but Trump's admin acknowledged the dangers of Jan 6th before immediately lying about it.
The top House Republican got caught in a lie that could threaten his career — but a little groveling before Trump can go a long way.
There was stuff that I couldn't find that I'll probably add to this post later.
