Welp, Another ‘Fake Electors’ Case From the 2020 Election Just Went Down In Flames
Democrats accuse President Trump of ‘weaponizing the justice system’ while they are weaponizing the justice system. The arrogance of these actions and allegations is only outmatched by the hypocrisy of it all.
A Nevada judge dismissed the “fake electors” case against six state Republicans Thursday, ruling that prosecutors had not proven the defendants intended to defraud anyone. The six had signed documents claiming Trump carried Nevada and gathered outside the legislature in December 2020 — openly, in plain view, announcing exactly what they were doing and why.
That last detail is the one that keeps killing these prosecutions. You cannot commit fraud in a press conference.
Judge Mary Kay Holthus — a nonpartisan judge — made this explicit in her ruling: “The fact that Defendants openly announced both their actions and their asserted purpose, rather than concealing their conduct or attempting to secretly induce governmental reliance, weighs against a reasonable inference that they acted with fraudulent intent.”
This is now the second time a judge has thrown out a fake electors case on exactly these grounds. Michigan collapsed for the same reason in 2025 — no evidence of fraudulent intent. Georgia’s sprawling prosecution largely disintegrated under its own weight, the district attorney was disqualified, and the charges were ultimately dropped. Arizona has hit repeated procedural walls and is trying to restart from scratch with a new grand jury. Wisconsin’s case involving Trump campaign attorneys remains pending.
Five states. Multiple prosecutorial offices. Years of effort. Taxpayer resources in the millions of dollars wasted. And not a single successful prosecution of the core fake elector cases to conviction.
The “Ds” next to every prosecuting attorney general’s name should be noted — and noted loudly. This was not dispassionate law enforcement. It was political prosecution dressed in legal clothing. Democratic AGs in Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, and Wisconsin all brought cases on the same theory, all failed or are failing, and all involved the same fundamental problem: the defendants didn’t hide what they were doing. They held press conferences. They stood outside legislatures. They sent their certificates to the National Archives under cover letters explaining what they were and why.
The definition of fraud includes concealment and deception. You cannot defraud someone who knows exactly what you’re doing. The fake elector strategy was legally contested — a bad strategy, perhaps, a failed strategy certainly — but it was publicly executed by people who believed they were following a legitimate procedural path. Prosecuting sincere if misguided legal strategies as criminal fraud is not justice. It is political persecution.
Nevada AG Aaron Ford has already said he’ll appeal. Arizona’s Kris Mayes is taking her case to a new grand jury. The prosecutorial machine that Democratic attorneys general built to chase these cases is not going to stop just because the courts keep shutting it down.
But the courts keep shutting it down. In state after state. On the same theory. With the same result.
It’s 2026. Six years after the 2020 election. Zero successful prosecutions. At some point, the people running this operation need to ask whether it was ever really about justice — or just about the calendar.
BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s Cause Of Death Revealed: ‘Brief Battle’
Dolly Parton’s death came after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives revealed Tuesday.
The country music legend died Aug. 25 at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. She was 80.
Parton had been admitted to the cancer center Friday, four days before her death. Her representatives confirmed the cancer diagnosis in a statement to PEOPLE but did not disclose what type she had.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement concluded.
The “Jolene” singer had also been dealing with kidney and autoimmune issues before her death, PEOPLE previously reported.
Just days earlier, Dolly Parton opened up about her declining health and acknowledged that she had put off addressing some medical issues while caring for her husband, Carl.
“As I’ve shared in video messages throughout the past year, I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over [my husband] Carl. You know, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to manage something like this. Back in the early ’80s, I was down for several months with female issues, and I was struggling with my weight at the time too, so it’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” Parton told PEOPLE.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in an Instagram video Tuesday on behalf of the Parton and Owens family.
“My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” he says in the video.
Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years earlier to deliver the announcement.
“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he continued. “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now.”
Seaver said the moment brought immense pride and heartbreak, but he took comfort in his faith that Parton had been reunited with Carl and other loved ones.
Seaver added: “It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless othe
Shocking 'truth' behind Prince Harry's decision to quit major role
Prince Harry should have "resigned in disgrace" from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity, a commentator says. James Walker makes the bombshell remark in Wednesday's episode of this publication's podcast, Daily Expresso.
He and the show's host, JJ Anisiobi, delve into the Duke of Sussex's dramatic decision to step down from African Parks. James, commenting on the controversy, said: "When you hear about this stuff and how long it's been going on for, you should be resigning in disgrace. [Harry] should be saying: 'I'm not touching that with a barge pole. That is a failed entity. We're going nowhere near it'.
"But no. He's still saying he's going to 'support their mission'. And again this Caroline Pearce, executive director of Survival International, goes on to say: 'His departure doesn't undo that record'.
"She alleged that African Parks was aware of the abuses for years, but it was only after Survival complained to Harry that the charity finally commissioned an investigation."
James added: "Well, she's got a point."
It emerged on Monday (August 24) that Harry was no longer a board member of the wildlife charity.
The conservation organisation has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers against members of the semi-nomadic Baka group in Congo-Brazzaville.
African Parks has said since that it has improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
Its admission followed an independent human rights investigation into allegations guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
Harry was president of the charity for six years before he became a member of its board of directors in 2023.
A spokesman for the Duke said he remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks. He added: "The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board.
"His commitment to conservation in Africa continues and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission."
Human rights organisation, Survival International, said it had been calling on Harry to step down from African Parks for years.
The group's director, Caroline Pearce, said in a statement: "It’s outrageous that for 10 years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organisation has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.
"His departure doesn't undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable, and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good."
Survival International said indigenous peoples know how best to manage their land and the idea outsiders know better is racist and colonial.
