US EditionNevada fake elector case resumes with debate over intent behind 2020 pro-Trump ceremony
Judge Holthus expressed doubt about proving intent to defraud in the case against six Nevada Republicans accused of submitting false 2020 election certificates.
- On February 2, 2026, the case against six Nevada fake electors returned to Clark County after the Nevada Supreme Court found jurisdiction proper, with Judge Holthus questioning intent to defraud.
- Amid attorneys' arguments, prosecutors argued the defendants intended to make false documents to change the election outcome, while defense lawyers said they believed the documents were genuine or for legal challenges.
- Six Republican defendants, including Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald and then-Clark County GOP Chairman Jesse Law, signed certificates in Carson City in 2020 and were indicted in 2023 for offering false instruments and uttering forged instruments.
- Judge Holthus ordered prosecutors to file a brief by early March, with a potential Clark County jury likely less favorable to the electors, affecting trial outcomes.
- Parallel prosecutions in other states show fake‑elector cases persist amid hurdles, with Arizona and Wisconsin still seeking convictions and defense teams alleging withheld grand‑jury evidence from Kenneth Chesebro.
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Nevada fake elector case resumes with debate over intent behind 2020 pro-Trump ceremony
The criminal case against Nevada’s six so-called “fake electors,” who tried to falsely award the state’s 2020 electoral votes to President Donald Trump, returned to Clark County on Monday after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled it was a proper jurisdiction to hear the case.
Attorneys ask Las Vegas judge to drop Nevada 'fake electors' case, again
Attorneys for six Nevada Republicans who submitted fake electoral certificates claiming President Donald Trump won the 2020 election, when he lost, asked a Las Vegas judge Monday to toss charges against them, citing the First Amendment.
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