Half of Trump’s ‘fake electors’ accept immunity in Georgia investigation

The eight people are now protected from prosecution, limiting the possibility of a conspiracy indictment

Half of the 16 so-called fake electors in Georgia who sought to falsely declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election have accepted immunity deals in the local criminal investigation into the matter, their lawyer said in a court filing on Friday.

The immunity deals to the eight came in April, according to the filing, after the Fulton county district attorney's office called their lawyer and said prosecutors were willing to make the arrangement - about four months after the lawyer asked about the prospect of such deals.