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A lawyer working with former President Donald Trump’s campaign pitched the now-infamous plan to install slates of fake electors in swing states as “bold,” “controversial” and likely to be rejected by the Supreme Court, according to his memo.The memo, published by The New York Times on Tuesday night, was written by Kenneth Chesebro and sent on Dec. 6, 2020, as the Trump campaign was working on multiple fronts to keep the former president in power after his electoral loss to Joe Biden. Prosecutors referenced the document as a key piece of evidence in the indictment of Trump last week, but this is the first time the memo has been made public.Chesebro — identified as Co-Conspirator 5 in the government’s case against Trump — was a key architect of the effort to install the fake electors. The p...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) took aim at a group of hecklers in his state who were filmed targeting Mike Pence on the campaign trail for refusing to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election.“Angry, unhinged Trump supporters? I don’t think anyone surprised to see it,” Sununu told CNN’s Erin Burnett in an interview on Monday.“I mean, his base supporters tend to be very extreme, very angry. They’re very defensive. They’ll do anything to try to make sure that Trump just kind of is handed the nomination and doesn’t have to earn it.”“Obviously, they’re going to use Mike Pence as a punching bag,” he continued. “Mike Pence stood up for America.”As Pence was entering an event in New Hampshire on Friday, a group of Trump supporters accosted him, calling him a “traitor” and a “sellout,” a...

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Lawyer Behind Trump’s Fake Elector Plot Said It Was ‘Bold’ But Doomed

Chris Sununu Slams Trump Supporters Who Heckled Pence