RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called out three of Nevada’s fake electors Sunday, saying they’re being treated unfairly less than 24 hours before they are scheduled to be arraigned for signing certificates falsely stating Trump won the state in 2020. Trump did not directly mention the charges nor the upcoming court date […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nevada charged six Republican fake electors in connection with a scheme to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, while 10 false electors reached a legal settlement in Wisconsin that affirmed the Democrat’s victory. Wednesday’s actions marked the latest legal developments in a 2020 plan to persuade Republican-controlled legislatures […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nevada charged six Republican fake electors in connection with a scheme to overturn Donald Trump‘s 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, while 10 false electors reached a legal settlement in Wisconsin that affirmed the Democrat’s victory. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Wednesday’s actions marked the latest legal developments in a 2020 plan to […]
A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state, making Nevada the third to seek charges against so-called “fake electors.” “We cannot allow attacks on democracy to go unchallenged,” Nevada’s Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford said […]
Law enforcement officers head into the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus after reports of an active shooter, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas. Steve Marcus/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Marcus/AP Law enforcement officers head into the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus after reports of an active shooter, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, […]
Police have warned that there are possibly “multiple victims” in a shooting reported at the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). The Las Vegas metro police department said at 12.30pm local time that the “suspect has been located and is deceased”, but did not share further details and advised the public to […]
Police have warned that there are possibly “multiple victims” in a shooting reported at the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus. Officials said that the multiple victims were reported about midday Wednesday at Frank and Estella Beam Hall, also known as BEH. “We are responding to preliminary reports of an #ActiveShooter on […]
In December 2020, Trump’s allies convened slates of false electors in seven states that Biden won. The pro-Trump electors, consisting of Republican activists and operatives, signed certificates falsely claiming to be the proper representatives of the states’ voters in the Electoral College. Some of the electors said they took this step because lawyers advised them […]
A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six fake electors as part of a probe into the 2020 presidential election. The so-called fake electors include Nevada GOP chair Michael McDonald and vice chair Jim DeGraffenreid, both of whom have appeared before a criminal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “When the efforts […]