Trump team flew fake elector ballots to DC ahead of Jan 6, report says
Leaked witness testimony from pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro allegedly reveals how the former president’s aides scrambled to overturn the 2020 election
Donald Trump's campaign team physically flew "fake elector" ballots across the country to Washington DC in a last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 election, a new report claims.
According to CNN, leaked witness testimony from a Michigan state investigation shows how Mr Trump's aides scrambled to deliver the allegedly fraudulent paperwork to vice president Mike Pence before he could certify the election results.
The so-called "fake electors" plot hinged on the fact that American presidents are not directly elected by the people, but rather by 538 "electors" who are selected by their states based on the outcome of the vote.
Mr Trump's team allegedly pressured state legislators to ignore the vote and choose their electors by fiat. When that did not work, they assembled their own group of electors with no legal standing and pushed vice president Mike Pence to accept it instead of the real ones.
He doesn't even do that, he just speaks about it.
But he hurt the common folk more than anyone else.
He literally tried to make sure COVID killed more people in cities because they don't vote for him as much
And it didn't work.
There were many such attempts, and almost every one failed. And exploded in the other direction.
I just take issue with "he just talks about it". When the president talks about hurting vulnerable communities, shit happens. He put kids in cages.
Yeah, I know.
He also stacked the courts, sanctioned China, suggested injesting bleach, rolled back a lot of environmental protections, tried to buy Greenland, leave NATO, and many other things. Some did more damage than others, a lot of it won't be repaired in our lifetimes.
Stochastic terorism is on the rise thanks to him.
But I still think he hurt his base more than anyone else.
You're not wrong, but for me the conversation about politics needs to shift away from "did they hurt their enemies effectively".