Nevada’s Supreme Court on Thursday evening, revived the State’s Criminal Case against the Six “Fake Electors” who Falsely Claimed Trump (R) Won the State’s 2020 Presidential Election. A Fight over Venue had Tied the Prosecution Up, for more than a year. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) Filed His Original Case in Democratic-leaning Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, but a State Judge Dismissed it last year, after finding that the Charges should have been brought in Carson City, the State Capital, where the Sham Electoral College Votes were Cast.
The Full Nevada Supreme Court, excluding One Justice who Recused themself, Agreed with Ford that the Defendants should be Charged in Clark County because they Allegedly Mailed their False Electoral Vote Certificates to a Judge sitting on the Federal Court there.
“We conclude that venue was properly laid in Clark County because the offenses charged were not complete upon mailing but rather necessarily involved the receipt of the certificates at the location to which they were mailed,” Justice Lidia Stiglich wrote for the Court. The Pro-Trump Electors who were Charged are Michael McDonald, the Chairman of the Nevada Republican Party, Jesse Law, Jim Deraffenreid, Durward James Hindle III, Shawn Meehan, and Eileen Rice.
Trump Pardoned All Six of them on Sunday, as part of Sweeping Clemency for more than 70 Lawyers, Aides, and “Fake Electors” who sought to provide an Alternate Slate of Electoral Votes in His Favor, after His 2020 Election Loss and Engaged in other Conduct focused on Exposing purported Voter Fraud.
However, Presidential Pardons only Apply to Federal Offenses. Ford told The Hill on Monday, that the Pardons would have “no bearing on our decision-making or prosecution under Nevada state law.” The Six Defendants had Pleaded Not Guilty to Felony Charges of Offering a False Instrument for Filing and uttering a Forged Document, which carry Penalties up to Four or Five years in Prison.
Ford said in a Statement Thursday: "That the court’s decision affirmed what his office has maintained all along. The 2020 fake electors cannot evade accountability in Nevada for their unlawful actions. As attorney general, it is my duty to hold those who sought to undermine the results of our state’s free and fair election responsible.”
After Judge Mary Kay Holthus Ruled that Ford chose the Wrong Venue and Dismissed the Charges, His office Refiled One of the Counts in Carson City, as a Protective Measure to ensure it wasn’t Lost to the Statute-of-Limitations, as the First Count would have been, should He have Lost at the State’s Highest Court. Ford said He intends to Resume the Case in Clark County, now that He Prevailed in His Appeal.
State Charges were ultimately Filed in: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin. Efforts to Certify an Alternate Slate of Electors occurred in: New Mexico and Pennsylvania, as well, but Charges were Never brought.
Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council (PAC) must Choose a New Prosecutor to Lead the Case by Friday, or Allow it to potentially be Dismissed, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) Office was Disqualified over Her Romance with a Top Prosecutor on the Case. The Attorneys General in Arizona and Michigan are also weighing whether to Appeal Rulings that could Mark the End of their Prosecutions.
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