Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed charges against three people in connection with the 2020 fake voter scheme in Wisconsin, including former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro, former Dane County Circuit Court judge, James Troupis and Michael Roman. All three men are charged with forgery and are scheduled to appear in Dane County Court in September. 19. A conviction could result in a maximum of six years in prison and fines of up to $10,000. Kenneth Chesebro, 62, and Jim Troupis, 70, along with former Trump aide Mike Roman, 51, allegedly handed fake Wisconsin voter documents to a Pennsylvania congressman in order to forward them to vice -then-President Mike Pence in January. “This is an ongoing investigation,” Kaul said at a news conference announcing the charges. “Our approach has been to follow the facts as they guide us.” The 10 Wisconsin electors, Chesebro and Troupis, Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer, all settled a civil lawsuit filed against them in 2023. Documents released as part of those settlements showed that Wisconsin’s strategy replicated the measures adopted in six other swing states: Michigan, Georgia, The reaction of the Democratic governors of Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico was rapid and partisan. Tony Evers said, “Good” in an online post. Ron Johnson called the accusations “outrageous.” During a stop in De Pere Tuesday evening, Donald Trump Jr. said, “It’s kind of like everything they do, it’s just a matter of justice.” When asked who invested him and the Trump campaign in the fake voter scheme, he replied: “I don’t know if I was invested at all. We understand what is happening. We have since understood what is happening. So.” In Michigan, 16 people were initially charged with forgery and other crimes. Six Nevada Republicans, including the state Republican Party chairman and Republican National Committee member, were indicted in December for crimes Meanwhile, 18 people – including Trump and several of his top lawyers – were indicted last summer in Georgia. Three of those indicted are accused of being bogus voters. Several lawyers, including Chesebro, agreed. plea agreements. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, said in January that he would not pursue charges in Pennsylvania or Arizona, either. how Chesebro was in direct communication with top Trump campaign officials to assess how states were faring with the plan Trump lost Wisconsin to Biden, a Democrat, by less than 21,000 votes. Trump carried Wisconsin by a similar margin in 2016. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed charges against three people in connection with the 2020 fake voter scheme in Wisconsin, including former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro, former Dane County Circuit Court judge, James Troupis and Michael Roman.
All three men are charged with forgery and are expected to appear in Dane County Court in September. 19. A conviction could result in a maximum of six years in prison and fines of up to $10,000.
Kenneth Chesebro, 62, and Jim Troupis, 70, along with former Trump aide Mike Roman, 51, allegedly handed fake Wisconsin voter documents to a Pennsylvania congressman in order to forward them to vice -then-President Mike Pence in January. 6, 2021.
“This is an ongoing investigation,” Kaul said at a news conference announcing the charges. “Our approach has been to follow the facts as they guide us.”
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The 10 Wisconsin electors, Chesebro and Troupis, Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer, all settled a civil lawsuit filed against them in 2023.
Documents released as part of those settlements showed that Wisconsin’s strategy replicated the moves of six other swing states: Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona and, belatedly, New Mexico.
Reaction to the accusations was swift and partisan.
Democratic Governor. Tony Evers said: “Good” in an online post.
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Senator Ron Johnson called the accusations “outrageous.”
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During a stop in De Pere Tuesday evening, Donald Trump Jr. said, “It’s kind of like everything they do, it’s just a matter of justice.”
When asked who invested him and the Trump campaign in the fake voter scheme, he replied: “I don’t know if I was invested at all. We understand what is happening. We have since understood what is happening. SO.”
In Michigan, 16 people were initially charged with forgery and other crimes. Six Nevada Republicans, including the state GOP chairman and a Republican National Committeeman, were indicted in December on felony charges.
Meanwhile, 18 people – including Trump and several of his top lawyers – were indicted last summer in Georgia. Three of those charged are accused of being fake voters. Several attorneys, including Chesebro, agreed to plea deals.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, said in January he would not prosecute. No charges have also been filed in Pennsylvania or Arizona.
The settlement documents show how Chesebro was in direct communication with top Trump campaign officials to gauge how states were doing with the plan.
Trump lost Wisconsin to Biden, a Democrat, by fewer than 21,000 votes. Trump carried Wisconsin by a similar margin in 2016.
This is a developing story and will be updated.