Trump's Alleged Plan To Install 'Fake Electors' Under Investigation By Special Counsel

Former President Donald Trump’s conduct during his time in the White House continues to be securitized by the Justice Department, with prosecutors now zeroed in on whether the twice indicted former commander-in-chief instructed his advisors to claim President Joe Biden’s 2020 win was illegitimate.

Specifically, the special counsel's office, led by Jack Smith, who recently charged Trump with 37 counts related to the mishandling of classified documents, is looking into ads and fundraising pitches that alleged election fraud, as well as Trump’s possible plan to install “fake electors” who would agree to swing the election to Trump, according to The Washington Post.

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Key Areas Of The Investigation: Smith is focused on the actions of several lawyers, namely Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Kurt Olsen, Kenneth Chesebro and Jeffrey Clark, who attempted to overturn the election results by replacing electors with pro-Trump substitutes, according to the outlet, which interviewed several people familiar with the matter on the condition of anonymity.

Prosecutors are also looking into whether Trump’s advisors knowingly touted election fraud conspiracies and if top campaign officials fundraised off the claims, which Smith has collected evidence of, according to the publication.

Similar to how text messages between employees at Trump's Florida residence bolstered Smith's case against the former president earlier this month, correspondence between Trump advisor Jason Miller and an executive at an advertising firm could potentially be detrimental to the former president in this case.

“The campaign’s own legal team and data experts cannot verify the bulls*** being beamed down from the mothership,” Miller wrote in an email to Larry Weitzner, according to WaPo.

The statement may be of particular interest to the prosecution team, who are investigating whether Trump’s lawyers were acting on instructions from Trump or other people working with the former president, according to the outlet.

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