The actual criminal charges

[Bucky]

From the Just Security blog, these are the likely criminal charges against the Trump conspirators:

Federal

18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) – Obstruction of congressional proceedings

Whoever corruptly . . . obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.

18 U.S.C. § 371 – Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States

If two or more persons conspire . . . to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

18 U.S.C. § 494 – Contractors’ bonds, bids, and public records

Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any bond, bid, proposal, contract, guarantee, security, official bond, public record, affidavit, or other writing for the purpose of defrauding the United States; or . . .Whoever transmits to, or presents at any office or to any officer of the United States, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited writing, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered, or counterfeited —Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

52 U.S.C. § 20511(2)(b)

A person, including an election official, who in any election for Federal office – knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a State of a fair impartially conducted election process, by the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held, shall be fined in accordance with title 18.

18 U.S.C. § 1001 – Statements or entries generally

Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—

(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;

(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or

(3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; …
shall be fined under this title.

There's also an ongoing Georgia state criminal investigation in Fulton County, which has included the fake electors to see if they knew they were part of a plot to intimidate election officials or if they're just patsies. A county Grand Jury was appointed last month to refer any possible charges

Finally there's a pending civil action in Wisconsin filed on behalf of two legitimate Electors against 10 "alternate" Electors and Trump campaign attorneys James R. Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro, who "coordinated the nuts-and-bolts of the process on a state-by-state level,” which involved “multiple planning calls between Trump campaign officials and GOP state operatives."

This overall scheme is charged to have violated various state and federal laws, including:

18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) – Impeding Official Proceeding

18 U.S.C. § 371 – Defrauding the United States of a Government Department’s Lawful Function, and

18 U.S.C. § 494 – Knowingly Forging and Transmitting Public Record

It's gonna be a busy summer, yall

[Karadeniz]

1. Very interesting !!

[iemanja]

2. How about conspiracy to commit sedition?

Some others have been charged with that.

[Bluethroughu]

3. +1

[Bucky]

9. Only a jury can determine that

And it'll take years to get there.

But if you're following this hearing, you know the extent of his involvement.

[Trueblue1968]

4. the Trump conspirators: ---- What about TRUMP himself. Did he break the laws?

[Bucky]

10. The testimony says

... He's been involved in several parts of the enterprise

[Thunderbeast]

5. Were we not introduced to a quarter billion dollar mail fraud scheme last week?

[usonian]

6. I "voted" for the election integrity fraud

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216813088

In terms of being a last minute and hence not well planned scheme with no escape route ( he ran out of evil geniuses and was left with evil lunatics) plus the fact that this could be a turning point issue with voters. It should be a slam dunk to take apart and get the goods on all involved.


Snip:
The grifters have humiliated, manipulated and sent their minions to the slammer, and "it's all good" but such a blatant act might be the flash point, where their utter disdain for the rubes crosses the RUBE I CON.



Just keep this in mind.

Dick Nixon didn't say "I am not a Democrat"

He said:

[calimary]

7. Good to know.

Thanks, Bucky!

[concretebluetwo]

8. When is the DOJ going to pursue RICO investigation on the Republican Party? EOM

[uponit7771]

12. THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾