'Manna from heaven': Legal wonks react to fake elector scheme emails
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that previously unknown communications between staff on Donald Trump's campaign revealed the work outside advisers were doing to try and overturn the election.
What's being called a "gift to prosecutors" proves both federal and state crimes, according to former impeachment lawyer Norm Eisen on Twitter.
In one email, internal advisers admitted that the "alternate slate of electors" were actually "fake electors." Many of the fake electors were subpoenaed by the Justice Department. The details that it was known that the electors were "fake" is "manna from heaven," said former New York Counsel Maya Wiley.
It was a sentiment shared by NYU Law School Professor Ryan Goodman. He highlighted the piece of the report that said they'd simply send the "'fake' electoral votes to Pence so that 'someone' in Congress can make an objection when they start counting vote, and start arguing that the 'fake' votes should be counted."
That almost happened with Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-WI) staffer reaching out to Mike Pence's aides to see if he could hand the fake electors to the vice president. Johnson has been asked about the details.
Civil Rights Attorney Andrew Laufer said that he believes they're all going to be indicted.
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\u201cThe only way to stop a bad lawyer with a brief, is a good lawyer with a brief...Shocking but not surprising \ud83d\udc47 The next question is, how can any of these Trump lawyers be allowed to keep their law licenses? State and federal bars should act right away.\u201d— Jamal Alsaffar (@Jamal Alsaffar) 1658859977
\u201cThey all knew this plan was horseshit. They even used the word "fake" in their own private emails. More exhibits for the "intent" prong.\u201d— Tim \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Tim \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1658858828
