Federal indictment alleged Trump joined the fake-elector scheme

Date: 2020-12-14
Entry type: formal-allegation
Current status: Conduct is recorded with the cited evidentiary status; no unstated liability is inferred.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Federal fake-elector allegationsdocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

allegationcharged
A federal grand jury alleged that by 2020-12-14, Donald Trump and co-conspirators had organized fraudulent electoral slates in seven states as part of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election result.
- United States Department of Justice: United States v. Donald J. Trump Indictment, No. 23-cr-257Indictment paragraphs 53–69