I scoured the 45-page indictment for what’s new and notable — and found several still-unsolved mysteries, writes lawofruby.
I spent an inordinate amount of time on Tuesday hitting refresh on the federal court system’s electronic dockets in anticipation of Donald Trump’s newest indictment. But for those of you who are normal consumers of news and analysis, and lacked the time or energy to scrutinize those 45 pages, never fear. Here’s my guide to the five most interesting or head-scratching things about the indictment.. Other people referenced in the indictment can be identified by their titles.
On December 23, a day after the Defendant’s Chief of Staff personally observed the signature verification process at the Cobb County Civic Center and notified the Defendant that state election officials were “conducting themselves in an exemplary fashion” and would find fraud if it existed, the Defendant tweeted that the Georgia officials administering the signature verification process were trying to hide evidence of election fraud and were “[t]errible people!”Especially given that Trump...
Nevada’s absence from the detailed pressure campaign on state legislators and other elected officials is particularly notable given Nevada’s more stringent laws surrounding the certificate of ascertainment its electors must sign. As the Jan. 6 committee’s final report reads: As Trump’s Oval Office executive assistant, Molly Michael was the gatekeeper for most people who wanted to communicate with Trump. She placed and received his calls, sat right outside his office, and even served as his electronic communications portal
Paragraph 69 also implicates Michael in knowledge of the fake elector scheme: Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel sent Michael a recap of what the fake electors had done in each of the purportedly contested states on December 14, and Michael responded triumphantly, “‘It’s in front of him!’”Through both the Jan.
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