One of Trump’s Georgia co-defendants cooperating in Nevada 'fake electors' investigation



Attorney Kenneth Chesebro — the architect of the "fake electors" scheme who counts ex-President Donald Trump among his former clients — will now provide testimony in Nevada's state-level investigation into its own fake electors plot.

CNN reports Chesebro is cooperating with Nevada in hopes of avoiding a criminal prosecution in the Silver State, as it conducts its own investigation into fake electors who attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential there. According to CNN, two of the six electors — Republican national committeeman Jim DeGraffenreid and Nevada Republican vice chair Jim Hindle — are in the midst of conducting a "road show," traveling to local GOP events and explaining the inner workings of the caucus process as the 2024 Nevada presidential caucuses approach.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is a Democrat, is leading the investigation. However, he did not provide comment on Chesebro's cooperation.

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Even fellow Nevada Republicans are enraged about the plot to have fake electors attempt to overturn election results. Amy Tarkanian, who is the former state chair of the Nevada Republican Party, has since backtracked her support of Trump and now says the MAGA movement is a threat to democracy. Tarkanian told CNN there need to be "repercussions" for anyone who attempted to subvert the will of Nevada voters, "so it will make people think very, very hard about trying to pull this kind of garbage off ever again."

"You want to make sure that everyone sees that these people are spreading lies and it’s malicious. And that this is something that could affect the outcomes of future elections, and it has to be stopped,” she said.

The fake electors scheme was created by members of Trump's legal team in 2020, which included Chesebro along with far-right lawyer John Eastman and former US Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark. The plot involved GOP-controlled legislatures in states Joe Biden narrowly won (like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania) sending alternate slates of electors to hand the state's electoral votes to Donald Trump, thereby electing him to a second term in the White House. Even Chesebro admitted the plot was a "controversial startegy" that likely wouldn't pass muster in the federal judiciary.

In late October, Chesebro pleaded guilty in Georgia after being included in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' sweeping RICO indictment. As part of his plea agreement, Chesebro will serve several months of probation and perform community service. He has also agreed to testify against Trump and other co-defendants during the trial, which Willis has requested take place in August of 2024.

READ MORE: Kenneth Chesebro's plea deal could be very bad for Trump — in more than one case: analysis



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