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June 2, 2022

Justice Department Criminal Probe into Fake 2020 Electors Focuses on Trump's Lawyers
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The Justice Department has stepped up its criminal investigation into
the creation of fake slates of pro-Trump electors looking to overturn
Joe Biden's presidential victory in 2020. That's according to The New
York Times, which reports the probe has a particular focus on the team
of lawyers that worked on behalf of Trump, including John Eastman and
Rudy Giuliani.


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