The House Jan. 6 committee’s investigation did not uncover the memo, whose existence first came to light in last week’s indictment.

A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot to use false slates of electors to subvert the 2020 election in a previously unknown internal campaign memo that prosecutors are portraying as a crucial link in how the Trump team’s efforts evolved into a criminal conspiracy.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/8wqCP

  • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOP
    881·
    11 months ago

    But even if the plan did not ultimately pass legal muster at the highest level, Mr. Chesebro argued that it would achieve two goals. It would focus attention on claims of voter fraud and “buy the Trump campaign more time to win litigation that would deprive Biden of electoral votes and/or add to Trump’s column.”

    The memo had been a missing piece in the public record of how Mr. Trump’s allies developed their strategy to overturn Mr. Biden’s victory. In mid-December, the false Trump electors could go through the motions of voting as if they had the authority to do so. Then, on Jan. 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence could unilaterally count those slates of votes, rather than the official and certified ones for Joseph R. Biden Jr.

  • Rapidcreek@reddthat.com
    67·
    11 months ago

    It was a “bold, controversial strategy” in the same way that firing on Fort Sumter was a bold, controversial strategy.

  • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee
    51·
    11 months ago

    We know he’s guilty, he knows he’s guilty, the judge, lawyers, jury, etc. all know he’s guilty. We knew it on jan 6 and we know it now. The time for a trial was years ago. And now that it’s here it’s dragging ass. How many examples of blatant disregard for the law is it going to take for this flap jowled pig fucker to see a prison cell? Jeeeesus christ

        • ScrivenerX@lemm.ee
          20·
          11 months ago

          He wasn’t “caught red handed” he was caught with a preponderance of evidence implicating him.

        • dangblingus@lemmy.world
          55·
          11 months ago

          You must be fun at parties. No duh it’s evidence. It’s cut and dry evidence of conspiracy, so compelling that it’s almost like he metaphorically killed someone and is standing over their dead body with a smoking gun. You didn’t see the gunshot, but you can be 99% sure of who the shooter was.

          • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
            24·
            11 months ago

            It’s cut and dry evidence of conspiracy

            Yeah - As a rule I don’t take legal advice from randos on Lemmy. So far it’s been a good rule.

      • Jaysyn@kbin.social
        45·
        11 months ago

        We haven’t had one like that. That’s a document linked to Trump that shows Trump knew he lost.

  • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
    31·
    11 months ago

    Talk about throwing shit at a wall to see what sticks.

    Even acknowledging that the Supreme Court would reject it. A Supreme Court they stacked in their favor. What the absolute fuck lol

    • yip-bonk@kbin.social
      8·
      11 months ago

      Remember that Venezuela coup they sponsored? That was like 3 actual ex-Navy guys and about 20 fishermen whose boats they hired? Lasted all of 10 minutes? That’s the brain trust behind the big lie. Master strategists they ain’t. I mean, thank goodness, since they’re utterly devoid of scruples, ethics, honor, or simple human decency.

  • ghostBones@lemmy.world
    25·
    11 months ago

    “Uhh, I have a law degree. I can make big crime look legit.”

    “Mr. President, this could be insane and dangerous!”

    “Nah. Hold my diet coke.”