Nevada’s top prosecutor, Aaron Ford, is urging the state Supreme Court to uphold the indictments of six Republicans accused of submitting a fake certificate to Congress declaring Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 presidential election in the state. This was allegedly part of a larger scheme to keep Trump in office after losing to Joe Biden. Criminal cases have also been filed in other battleground states like Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona.
However, the fate of the Nevada case hangs in the balance after a district court judge ruled that Las Vegas was the wrong venue for the case and ordered the charges to be dismissed. Ford’s office has appealed this decision, expressing confidence in their case and determination to hold the defendants accountable.
The defendants, including state GOP chairman Michael McDonald and other party members, were indicted on charges of offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, which could result in up to four or five years in prison. The defense lawyers are confident that the judge’s decision to dismiss the case will be upheld.
The defense argued that the case was improperly brought in Las Vegas instead of in a northern Nevada city where the alleged crimes took place. Ford’s office countered that the crimes occurred across multiple counties, justifying the venue choice. The Nevada Supreme Court has not yet scheduled oral arguments for the case.
Despite Trump’s loss by over 30,000 votes in Nevada, an investigation found no credible evidence of widespread voter fraud in the state. This legal battle continues to unfold as the state Supreme Court deliberates on the validity of the indictments.
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