Special counsel Jack Smith asked judges to dismiss cases accusing Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and hoarding classified documents.
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A district court judge approved a motion to dismiss the fake electors case, pointing to issues with jurisdiction.
An appeals court has halted the case against Donald Trump and others while it reviews a lower court judge’s ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on the case.
Attorneys for Nevada’s six Republican electors who submitted fake electoral documents in the aftermath of the 2020 election say the state withheld exonerating evidence from the grand jury.
The high court agreed to hear arguments in late April on whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election.
Attorneys for the six Republican electors who were indicted by a grand jury in December said the case should be dismissed because the alleged crimes did not take place in Clark County.
The gag order, which can be appealed to the Supreme Court, restricts Donald Trump’s speech in the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
The former president spoke a day before six Republicans were scheduled to be arraigned for signing certificates claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 Nevada election.
Six Republican electors who participated in sending fake electoral certificates declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 election have been indicted.
The Democratic Attorney General has been mum about his plans, but sources confirmed an investigation into Nevada’s six Republican electors who declared Trump the winner in 2020.
The former New York mayor was indicted last week with Donald Trump and 17 others on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Meadows, Eastman and Donald Trump are among 19 people indicted last week on charges related to the former president’s 2020 election loss.
Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald and Republican National Committeeman Jim DeGraffenreid were granted immunity to testify on June 13, a source said.
The Jan. 6 committee has released text exchanges between two Nevada Republican electors who participated in a fake elector scheme.
Democrats will now only hold three of the six constitutional offices after Republicans won races for governor, lieutenant governor and controller during the midterm elections.