That activity could signal that investigators are nearing at least some charging decisions in a part of the 2020 election probe, sources added.
It is not clear if Trump is a target in the fake electors aspect of Smith’s ongoing criminal probe.
Multiple 2020 election witnesses are scheduled for grand jury appointments in the coming days, sources say.
Fake electors in NevadaThe fake electors scheme – one of the more public efforts to overturn Biden’s win in the 2020 election – now appears to be at the forefront for prosecutors, sources said.
McDonald and DeGraffenreid previously declined to answer some questions about the fake electors scheme in the House inquiry.
Persons:
Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Mike Pence, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jeffrey Clark, Giuliani, Drew Angerer, –, Michael McDonald, Jim DeGraffenreid –, Gary Michael Brown, Brown, McDonald, DeGraffenreid, Adam Laxalt, Jesse Binnall, “ Donald Trump, ”, Binnall, “ Adam Laxalt, ” Robert Uithoven, Nevada’s
Organizations:
Washington CNN, CNN, Prosecutors, Republicans, Trump, Lawyers, Capitol, of Justice, Republican National Committee, Getty, Biden’s, Nevada Trump, state’s Republican, GOP, FBI
Locations:
Washington, Florida, Nevada, Nevada’s Clark County, Clark County
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