On Wednesday, 10 pro-Trump fake electors from Wisconsin agreed to settle a civil suit brought against them for their actions in 2020, wherein groups of Republicans cast false electoral votes for Trump and sent them to Congress. Former VP Mike Pence’s refusal to certify the slates of fake electors (from Wisconsin along with 6 other states) helped spark the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.

Thursday Buzz host Tony Castañeda is joined today by Jeff Mandell, an attorney with Law Forward, who in collaboration with Georgetown University Law Center’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP), brought the case on behalf of Democratic voters from Wisconsin, two of whom served as Biden electors. Mandell explains that the settlement includes a statement from the Defendants acknowledging that their false votes were cast as part of a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election and disrupt the peaceful transition of presidential power. Additionally, the electors pledged not to serve in the 2024 electoral college, or in any election involving Trump.

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