Trump's 'Fake Electors' Scheme and Potential 55-Year Sentence: A Closer Look

Former President Donald Trump and his allies allegedly devised a scheme to use "fake electors" in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The plan involved pressuring Republican state officials to reverse the election results and submit phony certificates from pro-Trump electors to the National Archives and Congress. The goal was to create the illusion of a contested election and potentially delay the vote count on January 6. Trump has been charged with conspiracy to obstruct the certification process and conspiring to defraud the U.S. government.