Nevada judge dismisses case against fake Trump voters
On Friday, a Nevada judge dismissed charges against six individuals who falsely claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election.
Following their indictment by a grand jury in December, as part of an investigation into the election, the decision was met with immediate plans for appeal by the Nevada Attorney General's office.
Attorney General Aaron Ford announced in court right after the ruling by Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus that he intends to appeal directly to the Nevada Supreme Court.
"The judge got it wrong and we'll be appealing immediately," Ford told reporters afterward. He declined any additional comment.
Defense lawyers asserted that the case was effectively over, arguing that any new grand jury convened now, especially outside the original jurisdiction like in Carson City, would breach the three-year statute of limitations that expired in December.
Judge Holthus cancelled the upcoming January trial for the defendants, including prominent figures like state GOP chairman Michael McDonald, national party committee member Jim DeGraffenreid, Shawn Meehan of the national and Douglas county committees, and Lake Tahoe area party member Eileen Rice. Each faced charges related to submitting a false instrument for filing and forgery, which could lead to four to five years in prison.
This case occurs within a larger scenario where fake electors in seven key battleground states falsely declared Trump as the 2020 winner, not Joe Biden.
Similar legal proceedings are underway in Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona.