Ex-Trump Attorney Chesebro Defends Fake Electors In Georgia, Claims They Were 'Duly Elected'
Source: Forbes via MSN
Former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro made his latest legal attempt to defend himself against charges in Fulton County, Georgia, Monday, weeks before his case goes to trial, arguing a state court should throw out charges against him for helping orchestrate a fake electors scheme that submitted false slates of electors to Congress after the 2020 electionby dubiously claiming they werent falsely elected.
Key Facts
Chesebro was indicted in Fulton County for his alleged role in the fake electors plotpart of a broader effort to overturn the 2020 electionin which he allegedly encouraged the Trump campaign and GOP officials to submit false slates of electors to Congress claiming former President Donald Trump, rather than President Joe Biden, had won the states.
Chesebro filed a motion trying to throw out two counts against him that charge him with conspiracy to commit false statements and writings as part of the fake electors scheme, before the case goes to trial.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-trump-attorney-chesebro-defends-fake-electors-in-georgia-claims-they-were-duly-elected/ar-AA1gUcwb?ocid=hpmsn&pc=U483&cvid=2fe5ad6ca55945a0b50fa629218b9521&ei=111
He's gonna lose his law license too.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)NBachers
(17,977 posts)bucolic_frolic
(46,420 posts)Bev54
(11,789 posts)Also he has not been truthful in his filing.
SpamWyzer
(385 posts)His first name should have been Tom. Or Dumb Ass Liar.
BumRushDaShow
(140,337 posts)Somebody needs to get moving on making that happen as one group made the recommendation last year - https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/lawyer-group-says-trump-attorney-broke-ethics-rules-fake-elector-plan-2022-10-12/
This was their submission (PDF) - https://ldad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ethics-Complaint-against-Kenneth-Chesebro.pdf
(he is licensed in NY)
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,639 posts)Blue Owl
(54,308 posts)Comfortably_Numb
(4,071 posts)dchill
(40,085 posts)...does not include 'because I said so.'
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,590 posts)KY.........:
Chi67
(1,100 posts)And who exactly elected these people?
iluvtennis
(20,685 posts)Demobrat
(9,685 posts)Nac Mac Feegle
(976 posts)The voters do.
Hes going to lose bigly on that one. Yooge.
rpannier
(24,546 posts)on lawyer fees
I find that funny
It's not easy being chesebro
ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)They're the people who get to represent the party when it's time to cast Electoral College votes--but their party then needs to win the state's votes for POTUS. Only then are they "elected and qualified" to cast Electoral College votes.
I'm an idiot who doesn't even have a law degree, and I know that much.