According to CNN, Donald Trump Jr. sent a list of ideas to the White House Chief of Staff to make sure his father held onto the presidency.
Donald Trump Jr. is at the airport on January 4, 2021. Alex Wong poses for a picture.
Donald Trump Jr.'s message contained wide-ranging ideas that went on to become the Trump team's playbook over the coming months: lawsuits to challenge election results, attempts to appoint fake Trump electors, and, as a fallback, convincing.
The legal claim that Republican-controlled legislatures could have ignored their states vote tally and instead appointed a Trump-friendly slate of electors to the Electoral College was relied on heavily by Trump's eldest son, according to CNN.
Two days before major media outlets declared Biden the winner, the November 5 text was sent.
Futerfas did not respond to a request for comment from Forbes, but he told CNN that his client received a lot of texts after Election Day.
The text message was obtained by the House committee.
CNN reported that a text message said that they have multiple paths.
All of the strategies Trump and his allies tried to overturn his loss were unsuccessful. Multiple recounts in states Trump lost didn't show evidence of widespread irregularity or change the outcome, while slates of fake electors from seven states prompted a Justice Department investigation. Despite Trump supporters storming the Capitol, attempts to block certification results on January 6, 2021, failed. Federal District Court Judge David Carter wrote late last month that Trump was more likely than not guilty of a felony for trying to overturn the election.
The House of Representatives voted to recommend contempt of Congress charges against ex-White House trade advisor Peter Navarro and former White House social media director Dan Scavino Jr. after they failed to comply with a subpoena. The DOJ referred the two men for failing to comply with their subpoenas. So far, only Bannon has been charged.
CNN Exclusive: Donald Trump Jr. sent a proposal to overturn the 2020 election before it was called.
The DOJ is investigating fake Trump electors.
More likely than not, Trump tried to obstruct the election.
Criminal charges could follow if the house holds ex-Trump officials.
The trial will be held in July after he ignored the Subpoena.
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