Three Republicans who cast Electoral College votes for Donald Trump after the 2020 presidential election are asserting that they were acting within the bounds of the law and as federal officers, defending their actions before a federal judge. The Trump electors, including former Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer and state Sen. Shawn Still, face charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election and are seeking to have their cases moved from Fulton Superior Court to U.S. District Court in Atlanta. Their defense argues that they were “contingent” electors under the federal Electoral Count Act, contending that Governor Brian Kemp’s certification of Joe Biden was invalidated due to pending litigation filed by Trump. The judge is set to make a decision regarding the case soon. Read Article
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