Trump's 2020 Election Legal Team: Map & Outcomes

Who is in this collection

• Jeffrey Clark · DOJ official who attempted to use DOJ to overturn results

  Jeffrey Clark was a DOJ official who drafted a letter to Georgia officials falsely claiming the DOJ had identified "significant concerns" about the election — a letter his superiors refused to send. Clark attempted to get Trump to appoint…

• Lin Wood · Attorney, filed frivolous election lawsuits

  Lin Wood, a previously prominent defamation attorney, filed a series of increasingly outlandish lawsuits challenging election results in Georgia and other states, all of which were dismissed. He promoted conspiracy theories linking voting…

• Kenneth Chesebro · Architect of fake electors scheme, pleaded guilty

  Kenneth Chesebro was the legal architect of the fake electors scheme, which involved creating slates of fraudulent electors in states Biden won and submitting them to Congress and the National Archives as if they were legitimate. Chesebro…

• Rudy Giuliani · Trump's personal attorney, led failed legal challenges

  Rudy Giuliani served as Trump's lead attorney in challenging the 2020 election results. He promoted debunked conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems and other baseless fraud claims, including the infamous Four Seasons Total…

• Donald Trump · 45th President, primary promoter of election fraud claims

  Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden by over 7 million popular votes and 74 Electoral College votes. Despite this, Trump refused to concede and launched an unprecedented campaign to overturn the results, promoting…

• Jenna Ellis · Trump legal team member, pleaded guilty in GA RICO case

  Jenna Ellis served as a senior legal advisor on Trump's post-election legal team. She publicly promoted false claims about the election on television and social media. Ellis pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in the Fulton County RICO…

• John Eastman · Attorney, authored memo for VP to reject electors

  John Eastman authored a legal memo arguing that Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to reject certified Electoral College votes on January 6 — a theory rejected by virtually all constitutional scholars and by Pence himself…

• Sidney Powell · Attorney behind "Kraken" lawsuits, all dismissed

  Sidney Powell filed a series of lawsuits she called "Release the Kraken," claiming Dominion Voting Systems machines were rigged using Venezuelan software to flip votes. Every lawsuit was dismissed for lack of evidence. Powell was…

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