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Kaleva

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20. The story was pretty much ignored when first reported in December 2020 so it isn't big

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Jan 13, 2022, 08:46 PM

Jan 2022

"ELECTION 2020|Dec 14, 2020,11:31am EST|60,045 views
Trump Campaign Assembling Alternate Electors In Key States In Far-Fetched Attempt To Overturn Election

Updated Dec 14, 2020, 03:22pm EST
TOPLINE In an unprecedented move, groups of self-styled “electors” arranged by the Trump campaign in battleground states won by President-elect Joe Biden will meet Monday to vote for President Trump and send results claiming he won the states’ presidential elections to Congress, White House advisor Stephen Miller said Monday, the latest of the president’s far-fetched attempts to challenge Biden’s victory—which, like his previous efforts, is almost entirely certain to fail."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2020/12/14/trump-campaign-assembling-alternate-electors-in-key-states-in-far-fetched-attempt-to-overturn-election/?sh=7f53e213213a

Here's and OP posted back in 12/20 discussing this:

"Mon Dec 14, 2020, 03:45 PM
Fake electors try to deliver Arizona's 11 votes for Trump "

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14710747

And another:

"Thu Dec 31, 2020, 07:53 PM
Real Biden Elector Moves to Intervene Against Fake Trump Electors Who Sued VP Pence:"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214786069

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How big of a story is the forged electoral documents? [View all] kentuck Jan 2022 OP

Aside from Rachel I have t heard a peep. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #1

It was on CNN around 6 or 7 AM CST. MuseRider Jan 2022 #6

Well, that's something. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #7

At least we know the J6 committee has the documents Qutzupalotl Jan 2022 #9

Yeah. I mean, at the very least we get to find out about it. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #10

Some local news in Phoenix is following up on it Sanity Claws Jan 2022 #12

That is very good to hear. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #14

It was reported over a year ago. Kaleva Jan 2022 #21

The GOP Chair in my county signed it Freddie Jan 2022 #2

I think that this should be one of the biggest stories, these people w/ their fake or SWBTATTReg Jan 2022 #3

"there is no case law" KT2000 Jan 2022 #4

They all committed crimes according to their own state codes. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #15

Yes, but they will repeat KT2000 Jan 2022 #22

None of them are very bright. The thing of it is. It's illegal. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #25

It is important by itself but is even more important as part of the larger story genxlib Jan 2022 #5

That sounds like a conspiracy to defraud the United States. LastDemocratInSC Jan 2022 #11

So it's up to 7 now? ShazzieB Jan 2022 #8

There is at least one former elector who quit vanlassie Jan 2022 #13

Not terribly big and not terribly new... brooklynite Jan 2022 #16

How big is it vs. how big it SHOULD be? SoonerPride Jan 2022 #17

probably somewhere in between earth-shattering and nothing maxsolomon Jan 2022 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2022 #18

The story was pretty much ignored when first reported in December 2020 so it isn't big Kaleva Jan 2022 #20

They had to have known it was illegal. Hopefully, they will be charged with a federal crime, Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2022 #23

Seditious Conspiracy when 2 or more people conspires to overthrow the government. Emile Jan 2022 #24