2020 Fake Electors Plot Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro Cooperates with Multiple State Investigations
Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to the conspiracy in Georgia, is now assisting investigators in Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona.
- Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who helped devise the 2020 fake electors plot and pleaded guilty to the conspiracy in Georgia, is now cooperating with Michigan and Wisconsin state investigators to avoid more criminal charges.
- Chesebro is now helping investigators in at least four states who are looking into the scheme.
- Chesebro recently testified to a grand jury in Nevada, where state prosecutors announced indictments against six fake electors.
- He has also been in contact with prosecutors in Arizona, where he plans to sit for an interview as part of the state's ongoing investigation into the elector plot.
- Chesebro's cooperation in Wisconsin is the first indication that the state attorney general's office has launched its own investigation into the false slates of pro-Trump electors.