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Wisconsin judge rejects motions to dismiss charges against Trump aides

Three defendants face 11 felony charges for submitting false documents to claim Trump won Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes in 2020, with each charge carrying up to six years in prison.

  • A Wisconsin judge rejected motions to dismiss felony charges against two Trump attorneys and a former aide over their efforts to submit fake electors in the state during the 2020 election.
  • The three defendants face 11 felony charges each for using forgery to defraud Republican electors who cast votes for Trump in 2020.
  • Federal prosecutors said the fake electors scheme originated in Wisconsin, and similar charges have been filed in other states over the plot to overturn the 2020 election results.
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Wisconsin judge rejects motions to dismiss charges against Trump aides

A Wisconsin judge has declined to dismiss felony charges against two attorneys and a former aide to President Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the battleground state that year.

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