Trump Lawyers Allegedly Ordered Fake Electors to Sign Bogus Paperwork, Claim Three Georgia Codefendants

Three Georgia fake electors charged in the election interference case involving former President Donald Trump claim that they were instructed by Trump campaign officials to falsely claim that he won the state. The fake electors argue that they signed documents as legitimate 2020 electors from Georgia under the direction of Trump's lawyers. Their filings seek to move their cases from state court to federal court, suggesting they were acting as agents of Trump or other federal government officials. Legal analysts believe this move may not be successful, but the claims could implicate Trump and his attorneys in the racketeering case. Other fake pro-Trump electors have reportedly cooperated with prosecutors, offering similar accounts. Trump and his co-defendants face charges of conspiring to steal the 2020 election, with a mandatory minimum sentence of five years if convicted.