Giuliani’s legal problems deepen as ‘false electors’ scheme investigated
by Peter Stone in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5WK3X)
Ex-prosecutors say possible charges could include falsifying voting documents and even conspiracy to defraud the US
Legal pressures are mounting for Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani as the US justice department and the House panel investigating the January 6 assault on Congress are both investigating a false electors" scheme which Giuliani reportedly helped lead to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 election.
Former prosecutors say the justice department inquiry announced last month could pose a serious legal threat to Giuliani, given his role in helping orchestrate an electoral ploy in seven states that Biden won, involving replacing slates of legitimate Democratic electors with bogus Trump slates.
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