Under the agreement, the fake electors acknowledged that Biden won the state, withdrew their filings and agreed not to serve as presidential electors in 2024 or any other election where Trump is on the ballot.

The 10 fake electors agreed to send a statement to the government offices that received the Electoral College votes saying that their actions were “part of an attempt to improperly overturn the 2020 presidential election results.”

The settlement marks the first time that any Trump electors have revoked their filings sent to Congress purporting that Trump had won in seven battleground states. Nevada on Wednesday became the third state to criminally charge fake electors, following Georgia and Michigan. Trump faces charges in Georgia and in a federal investigation of his conduct related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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Lock. Them. Up.

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“Oh ok, I now admit that what we did was not only a crime, but also in bad faith. So we’re square? I’ll just be on my way then…”

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The fake electors promised to try not to wink or use sarcastic air quotes whenever they said that Biden won.

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agreed not to serve as presidential electors in 2024 or any other election where Trump is on the ballot.

They shouldn’t be allowed to serve as electors in any election.

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In fact… they should not be allowed to take office of any stripe, and get slapped with a felony conviction and loose their voting privileges, too

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I’m with you until that last one. No one should lose their voting rights short of losing their citizenship.

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I didn’t’ make the rules… but if some black kid can loose his voting rights for a weekend’s stash of weed, these guys can loose it for overthrowing their lawful government.

(on the whole, I agree felons shouldn’t loose their voting rights. or maybe not permanently. willing to talk about that)

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Just look at their sweet, patriotic, white faces! They’ve learned their lesson and are really sorry and they said you’re really pretty. Can’t we just let bygones be bygones? Pweety pwease?

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