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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,986 posts)
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 04:11 PM Jan 2022

Swing State Trumpers Forged Letters to National Archives in Harebrained Scheme to Overturn Election

Pro-Trump groups in Arizona and Michigan attempted to fool the National Archives by sending forged certificates of ascertainment declaring Trump the recipient of the state’s 2020 electors. The Jan. 6 committee now has those fake certificates, thanks to the secretaries of State for both swing states, Politico reported on Monday.

The National Archives shared the forged documents with state officials, informing them it would not accept the fakes. Representatives for the officials declined to comment on the documents to Politico, but they confirmed that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and their staff met with the Jan. 6 committee this past November.

“They mostly discussed election administration in Arizona, the 2020 elections, threats/harassment directed toward the office, and the Cyber Ninja’s partisan ballot review,” a spokesperson for Hobbs told Politico, while a representative for Benson said the secretary of State discussed the election as well as the days before Jan. 6.

The forged documents sent in the wake of the election, which were obtained through a public records request, purport to show all of both state’s electors, 16 in Michigan and 11 in Arizona, casting their votes for Trump and Pence.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/swing-state-trumpers-forged-letters-145502210.html

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Swing State Trumpers Forged Letters to National Archives in Harebrained Scheme to Overturn Election (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP
More Like the GQP Brainless Trust MineralMan Jan 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins Jan 2022 #2
Shouldn't that be a crime? sinkingfeeling Jan 2022 #3
"Deer Mister N. Archiv: Aristus Jan 2022 #4
Nicely Done! ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #17
Swing State Trumpers Forged Letters to National Archives in Harebrained Scheme to Overturn Election FelineOverlord Jan 2022 #5
When do the felony forgery and mail fraud arrests begin AZLD4Candidate Jan 2022 #14
Next time, maybe don't use a sharpie... lindysalsagal Jan 2022 #6
Isn't that also called "fraud?" Lock 'em up. Vinca Jan 2022 #7
The forgeries: dalton99a Jan 2022 #8
Lock them up. Kingofalldems Jan 2022 #9
Mensa candidates they are not.... bahboo Jan 2022 #10
Nothing less than prison malaise Jan 2022 #11
So let's take stock of what was once known as the black arts bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #12
The response is hilarious exboyfil Jan 2022 #13
They don't need to fear zombies mercuryblues Jan 2022 #15
Merrick Garland, are you reading this? 70sEraVet Jan 2022 #16
Here's hoping. Hope is all I have anymore. Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #18
"It was just a joke," GOP officials in AZ and MI Bristlecone Jan 2022 #19
Wire & Electronic & Election & Public Servant Fiduciary Fraud, all across State lines bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #20
Know that the pukes project a lot, but the assumption that the staff at the National Archives niyad Jan 2022 #21
Now exactly what good would come of that? Initech Jan 2022 #22
This was the give-away: no_hypocrisy Jan 2022 #23

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Aristus

(66,377 posts)
4. "Deer Mister N. Archiv:
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 04:20 PM
Jan 2022

Theese are the reel electrical votes fer Mishigun. Except theese votes and not any others. Becuz theese are the reel votes. Trust us on this. Donald Trump wun the elecshun and not Jo bidden. Wer series about this. God bless Murikkka."

bucolic_frolic

(43,166 posts)
12. So let's take stock of what was once known as the black arts
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 06:08 PM
Jan 2022

I guess for black bag operations ...

We have a bombmaker ... check.

We have more than one forger ... check.

We have a Fixer-in-Chief ... check.

Surely there's a safe-cracker around somewhere?

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
13. The response is hilarious
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 06:20 PM
Jan 2022
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-forged-election-certificate/

Berden the "Chairperson of the Electoral College of Michigan"

"I can't comment on anything like that. That was a long time ago," Berden said.

A little over a year ago - a long time?

How does time matter when you are talking about fraud?

70sEraVet

(3,503 posts)
16. Merrick Garland, are you reading this?
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 06:34 PM
Jan 2022

A forgery of this magnitude deserves immediate attention by the FBI, before the guilty parties jump ship.

Bristlecone

(10,127 posts)
19. "It was just a joke," GOP officials in AZ and MI
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 07:08 PM
Jan 2022

“Stern scolding and warning,” US Court System

Sarcasm obviously.

This needs to be taken very, very seriously.

bucolic_frolic

(43,166 posts)
20. Wire & Electronic & Election & Public Servant Fiduciary Fraud, all across State lines
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 07:09 PM
Jan 2022

And please, were they notarized?

niyad

(113,315 posts)
21. Know that the pukes project a lot, but the assumption that the staff at the National Archives
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 07:19 PM
Jan 2022

would not notice the discrepancy just boggles the sentient mind.

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