Trump, Five Lawyers and Their Conspiracy Against Our Democracy
There is no question that Trump is the ultimate villain of the Jan. 6 insurrection. But he didn’t act alone.

There is no question that Trump is the ultimate villain of the Jan. 6 insurrection. But he didn’t act alone.
On Tuesday, Aug. 1, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. indicted former President Donald Trump on four counts relating to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment includes six unnamed co-conspirators.
On Tuesday, July 18, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) announced charges against 16 Michigan residents for their role in a false electors plot to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
On Friday, July 14, an Arizona judge rejected failed attorney general candidate and election denier Abe Hamadeh’s (R) motion for a new trial in his previously dismissed election contest.
On Friday, July 7, a bar disciplinary committee concluded that Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
On Sunday, May 28, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1933, which would give the secretary of state wide authority to direct how elections are run in Harris County, Texas, the state’s most populous county and a Democratic stronghold.
On Monday, May 22, an Arizona judge issued the final blow to Republican election denier Kari Lake’s six month-long election contest that challenged her loss to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race.
On Wednesday, May 17 — 191 days after Election Day — election denier Kari Lake was back in the courtroom contesting her loss to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) in the 2022 election
On Monday, May 15, an Arizona judge ruled that Republican election denier Kari Lake’s six month-long election contest regarding her loss in the 2022 Arizona governor’s race will go to trial on one claim.
On Tuesday, May 2, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 1993, which would give the secretary of state the authority to order a new election under certain circumstances in counties with at least 2.7 million people.