Judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election
The ruling adds to setbacks for fake elector prosecutions as prosecutors said the six intended the certificate to be counted as real votes.
- On Thursday, District Judge Mary Kay Holthus dismissed the case against six Nevada Republicans accused of submitting a bogus certificate to hand the state's 2020 electoral votes to Donald Trump.
- Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford charged the group with forgery and "offering a false instrument for filing or record" after they signed a certificate for Trump despite Biden winning the state by more than 30,000 votes.
- The defendants claim submitting the certificate was "political theater" designed to publicize election concerns, while Holthus ruled prosecutors failed to prove the essential elements of forgery or deception.
- This dismissal joins three other state cases courts have thrown out, though Attorney General Ford plans to appeal the decision and a parallel case in Carson City has also been dismissed.
- The ruling marks a setback for efforts to prosecute fake electors in swing states who tried to keep Trump in the White House after he lost to Joe Biden in 2020.
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A case against six Nevada Republicans accused of filing a forged certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the state's winner of the 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, according to a judge.
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Clark County Judge Mary Kay Holthus on Thursday once again dismissed the Nevada 2020 alternate electors case after years of lawfare. The post Judge Dismisses Nevada Trump 2020 Alternate Electors Case After Years of Lawfare appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
U.S. judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election
The case against six Republicans accused of submitting a certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, a judge ruled.
Another attempt to hold fake electors accountable falls apart in court
Nevada's yearslong criminal case against six Republicans accused of submitting a fake electoral certificate for President Trump was tossed out Thursday, marking the fourth such prosecution nationwide to fall apart.A judge dismissed the case against the group, which includes Nevada GOP chair Michael McDonald and former Clark County Republican chair Jesse Law, after they pleaded not guilty to forgery and filing false documents, the Associated Pres…
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