Former President Donald Trump is on his way to Washington, DC, for his third arrest in four months, this time on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Follow live updates.
What we know about the 6 co-conspirators mentioned in the 2020 election interference indictmentLeft to right: Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Sidney Powell and Jeffrey Clark. AP & Getty Imagesin the special counsel’s probe into January 6, 2021, and efforts to overturn the 2020 election says that he “enlisted co-conspirators to assist him in his criminal efforts.
CNN, however, can identify five of the six co-conspirators based on quotes in the indictment and other context.Among other things, the indictment quotes from a voicemail that Co-Conspirator 1 left “for a United States Senator” on January 6, 2021. The quotes in the indictment match quotes from Giuliani’s call intended for GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville,
and other outlets. Ted Goodman, a political adviser to Giuliani, said in a statement that the indictment “eviscerates the First Amendment.”Among other things, the indictment says Co-Conspirator 2 “circulated a two-page memorandum” with a plan for Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election while presiding over the Electoral College certification on January 6, 2021.
The indictment identifies Co-Conspirator 4 as “a Justice Department official.” The indictment also quotes an email that a top Justice Department official sent to Clark, rebutting Clark’s attempts to use the department to overturn the election. The quotes in that email directly match quotes in an email sent to Clark, according to
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