The memo {that a} decide known as proof of felonies by Trump and John Eastman was made public by the 1/6 Committee.
The memo accommodates an in depth timeline of how Trump and Eastman deliberate to make use of the Electoral Rely Act to steal the election. The memo was written by Kenneth Chesebro and despatched to Rudy Giuliani.
The Memo Lays Out A Felony Plot To Steal An Election
The timeline contains (via Politico:)
- Jan 3-5: Chesebro urged that members of the Senate maintain hearings within the days earlier than the Jan. 6 session. Particularly, he needed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), then chair of the Judiciary Committee, to give attention to Pence’s energy to depend electoral votes. A Graham spokesman emphasised that he held no hearings on this topic on the time. His workplace has declined to say whether or not any of Trump’s legal professionals approached him in regards to the plan.
- Jan. 6: Chesebro urged that Pence ought to instantly recuse from working the electoral vote depend, citing a “battle of curiosity” and hand the gavel to Sen. Chuck Grassley or one other senior Republican senator. Then, that senator would lead the depend however refuse to just accept any electors within the states Trump was contesting. As an alternative, the senator would contend that if these states needed to be counted, they needed to rerun their elections, have interaction in additional litigation or have their legislatures appoint new electors.
Publish-Jan. 6: Right here Chesebro basically suggests to let the chips fall. The Supreme Court docket may step in and overrule the Trump gambit or sidestep it by declaring it “nonjusticiable.” However he mentioned even attempting and failing could be a worthy try and will resolve in unpredictable methods, such because the number of Pence as president.
The concept states might be instructed that their votes wouldn’t be counted except they redid the election, sued, or appointed different electors is a mindboggling crime towards democracy.
The memo makes it clear why the FBI is knocking on doors and investigating the fake electors scheme. The plan doesn’t work with out the faux electors to contest the result, the plan doesn’t work. The faux electors had been vital to the scheme.
The memo is proof that Trump, Eastman, Giuliani, and others engaged in a legal conspiracy to steal a presidential election.
All of those that had been concerned have to be prosecuted.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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