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2 verified reports published on September 28, 2022.
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The pattern here is depressingly familiar: when Trump allies get pinned down, the explanation is never “we did the thing.” It is always “the thing was actually legal, historical, constitutional, theoretical, contingent, spiritual, or misunderstood by the fake-news goblins.” Courts and prosecutors were not buying much of that on this date, and that is the story.
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New York’s attorney general filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, and senior management on Sept. 21, 2022, and by Sept. 28 the case was still active. The complaint says Trump and his company repeatedly misstated asset values and net worth to help secure loans, insurance, and other financial benefits.
Lawyers for David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham argued they were acting as “contingent” electors after the 2020 election, not as fake electors. Prosecutors rejected that view and said the signed certificate falsely claimed Donald Trump had won Georgia.