Producing a fake - or, “alternate” - slate of electors by what Chesebro regarded as the Constitutional deadline for their creation, Dec.
Brian Kemp (R) to rescind their decisions to certify Biden as the state’s winner. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) received a subpoena from the grand jury, as did attorneys who advised Trump, including John Eastman, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, and Cleta Mitchell.Ĭhesebro’s subpoena described him as a “necessary and material witness,” and said that Willis was interested in his testimony regarding the creation of the fake slate of pro-Trump electors in Georgia.Ĭhesebro, the subpoena said, coordinated the creation of the fake elector slate at the Trump campaign’s direction, working with leaders in the Georgia Republican Party - including state chairman David Shafer.Īt the time, Trump and his allies were pressuring Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Gov.
The grand jury issued a series of subpoenas last month to Chesebro and others who participated in Trump’s effort to contest the results of the 2020 election. 30.Ī spokesperson for Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results in Georgia, did not immediately return TPM’s request for comment. Kenneth Chesebro told TPM that he will appear before the Fulton County grand jury on Aug. The attorney who penned memos arguing that the Trump campaign should create fake slates of electors after losing the 2020 election will appear before a Georgia grand jury later this month.