It Was A Good Week Not To Be A Fake Elector In Wisconsin
Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis, former Trump lawyers, and Mike Roman, former Trump aide, had an unbelievably bad week and it was glorious. These three have been indicted in the Wisconsin fake elector scheme from the 2020 elections. Their first appearance on those charges was scheduled for Thursday. But they had a helluva time making it that far first.
On Tuesday, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul lowered the boom and added ten more charges to each of the defendants:
The additional charges allege forgery to defraud the Republican electors who cast their ballots for Trump in 2020, even though Joe Biden won the state.
The new charges join the original single charge of felony forgery filed earlier this year. Chesebro, Troupis and Roman are scheduled to appear in court in Madison on Thursday.
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According to the complaint, most of the electors said they did not consent to having their signatures presented as if Trump had won the state without a court ruling saying so. The complaint also describes how Chesebro, Troupis and Roman allegedly created a fake document that said Trump won Wisconsin's 10 Electoral College votes and then attempted to deliver it to then-Vice President Mike Pence for certification.
Each of the eleven charges carries a penalty of up to $10,000 and up to six years in prison.