Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won have settled a civil lawsuit.

Under the agreement, the fake electors acknowledged that Biden won the state, withdrew their filings and agreed not to serve as presidential electors in 2024 or any other election where Trump is on the ballot.

The 10 fake electors agreed to send a statement to the government offices that received the Electoral College votes saying that their actions were “part of an attempt to improperly overturn the 2020 presidential election results.”

The settlement marks the first time that any Trump electors have revoked their filings sent to Congress purporting that Trump had won in seven battleground states. Nevada on Wednesday became the third state to criminally charge fake electors, following Georgia and Michigan. Trump faces charges in Georgia and in a federal investigation of his conduct related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

  • athos77@kbin.social
    331·
    1 year ago

    agreed not to serve as presidential electors in 2024 or any other election where Trump is on the ballot.

    They shouldn’t be allowed to serve as electors in any election.

  • morphballganon@lemmy.world
    321·
    1 year ago

    “Oh ok, I now admit that what we did was not only a crime, but also in bad faith. So we’re square? I’ll just be on my way then…”

  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    Remind me again, after all the Republican claims of election fraud, and all the investigations of elections fraud, how much fraud was actually found to have happened?

    And of that which did happen, which party was that fraud done to benefit?

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
    131·
    1 year ago

    The fake electors promised to try not to wink or use sarcastic air quotes whenever they said that Biden won.

  • joshuanozzi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    71·
    1 year ago

    Just look at their sweet, patriotic, white faces! They’ve learned their lesson and are really sorry and they said you’re really pretty. Can’t we just let bygones be bygones? Pweety pwease?

  • MNByChoice@midwest.social
    6·
    1 year ago

    Remember folks, this was a civil case, so jail time was not an option.

    There is no known criminal investigation ongoing in Wisconsin. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has signaled that he is relying on federal investigators to look into what happened in Wisconsin, while also not ruling out a state probe.

    This does not mean there is not a criminal investigation, only that if there is, then those conducting it can keep a secret.