Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul charged two attorneys and an aide with criminal fraud for submitting documentation falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020.
The accusations were brought against Trump attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis, as well as former Trump adviser Mike Roman, for allegedly delivering Wisconsin’s false elector papers to a Pennsylvania congressman’s worker in order to present it to Vice President Mike Pence on January 6, 2021.
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Court records indicate that all three will appear in Dane County Circuit Court on September 19.
Pressure has mounted on Kaul, a Democrat, to take action against the ten bogus electors, who have not yet faced any criminal charges. He previously stated that he was relying on federal investigators while not ruling out a state investigation.
Electors are individuals designated to represent voters in presidential elections. Each state’s popular vote victor determines which party sends its electors to the Electoral College, which convenes in December to certify the election results.
A criminal indictment against Trump in August, which claimed he attempted to alter the 2020 election results, relies heavily on the false elector operations. Federal investigators probing his involvement in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, have also stated that the scheme originated in Wisconsin. Trump is also facing allegations in Georgia, and he has denied any involvement.
Michigan and Nevada have also prosecuted fraudulent electors.
The Wisconsin electors, Chesebro and Troup, all resolved a civil case filed against them last year.
Six other swing states copied the Wisconsin technique, according to documents unsealed as part of the settlements.
Trump lost Wisconsin to Democratic candidate Joe Biden by fewer than 21,000 votes. Trump won Wisconsin by a similar margin in 2016.
Wisconsin is one of a few swing states again this year.
The government and outside investigations have all concluded that there was no evidence of massive voter fraud that might have changed the 2020 election. However, Trump has continued to distribute misleading information about the result, particularly in Wisconsin.
