A group of Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit in state court Tuesday against the electors who submitted alternate election results to Congress.
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Several legitimate electors who elected President Joe Biden in Wisconsin's Electoral College vote sued 10 GOP electors who cast alternate votes for Trump, as well as two attorneys who aided their efforts.
The fake electors actions constituted a civil conspiracy and an illegal public nuisance, and were in violation of a law that makes it illegal to hold or exercise any public office.
The alternate electors met at the same time as the official ones and created their own slate of electoral votes showing Trump won.
The court is being asked to force the defendants to pay up to $2.4 million in damages and to issue a declaration that they acted illegally, as well as an injunction to prevent them from doing the same things again.
The attorney for the lawsuit said it was essential to have accountability and to make sure this didn't happen again.
The lawsuit argues that the defendants helped lay the groundwork for the events of January 6, 2021.
The electors named in the lawsuit have yet to respond. The effort was meant to preserve Trump's win in case Biden's victory was voided.
Wisconsin is one of seven states that submitted slates of alternate electors showing a Trump win, as part of a broader effort to overturn President Joe Biden's win. The effort was pushed on Fox News by Stephen Miller, who is a Trump adviser, and Rudy Giuliani, who is a Trump attorney. The fake electors have come under scrutiny after the House January 6 committee released documents showing former White House Chief of Staff MarkMeadows was involved in discussions about the plot. The Justice Department has previously said it is investigating the effort, as well as several state officials, and the House January 6 committee has issued subpoenas to many of the officials. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel noted the false documents could constitute illegal forgery of public records and election documents, and experts told NBC News that the electors could be subject to criminal conspiracy charges in addition to the civil ones outlined in the Wisconsin challenge.
The fake GOP electors were Subpoenaed by January 6.
Following Trump's loss, documents show that the Meadows pushed for an alternate slate of electors.
Biden won electoral votes in states that Trump won.
Experts say conspiracy charges are possible for filing bogus Trump election slates.
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