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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes will seek a new indictment against Trump allies who aided efforts to overturn the 2020 election, returning the case to the grand jury after the Arizona Supreme Court declined to revive the initial indictment that was dismissed for a defect; Trump is named as an unindicted co-conspirator.
A Michigan judge dismissed charges against Republican electors who claimed to be presidential electors for Donald Trump in 2020, marking a victory for Trump allies and a setback for accountability efforts related to election falsehoods.
Ten Wisconsin Republicans who posed as electors for Donald Trump in the 2020 election settled a lawsuit, acknowledging their actions were part of an effort to overturn the election results. The settlement marks the first time false electors in any state have revoked their filings and said they will not repeat their actions. The Republicans have also agreed not to serve as electors in any future presidential election in which Trump is on the ballot. The case continues against two attorneys who played a crucial role in the scheme.
The Fulton County District Attorney's office is seeking to disqualify attorney Kimberly Bourroughs Debrow from representing a group of 10 Republicans who served as fake electors for Donald Trump in Georgia. The DA's office claims that some of the fake electors have implicated each other in potential criminal activity. The filing suggests that immunity offers could still be in the works months after the DA suggested charging decisions were "imminent." No one has been charged yet in the Georgia case, though several people, including the fake electors and Rudy Giuliani, were informed they were potential targets of the probe.