Criminal case from false electors scheme will proceed

The criminal case against two of three men charged in Wisconsin’s 2020 false electors’ scheme will proceed. The charges stem from a meeting at the Capitol on December 14th, 2020. Ten Republicans voted to cast Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for Donald Trump, in the face of Joe Biden’s win in the state. Jim Troupis served as the Trump campaign’s attorney in Wisconsin. Kenneth Chesbro was the scheme’s main planner, and former Trump aide Michael Roman is accused of delivering the slate of fake electors to congressional staffers. They each face 11 felony counts filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul. Following a Monday court hearing in Madison, Troupis and Roman will proceed to trial. Chesebro’s hearing was postponed because Judge John Hyland wants to verify whether comments he made to state investigators can be used in court. All three defendants are filing to have a different judge oversee their case.