{"id":585295,"date":"2023-08-02T04:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T04:24:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:24:22","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"#What to know about the six co-conspirators in Trump\u2019s indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f954109a83\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f954109a83\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment\/#Rudy_Giuliani\" >Rudy Giuliani<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment\/#John_Eastman\" >John Eastman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment\/#Sidney_Powell\" >Sidney Powell<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment\/#Jeffrey_Clark\" >Jeffrey Clark\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment\/#Kenneth_Chesebro\" >Kenneth Chesebro\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-the-six-co-conspirators-in-trumps-indictment\/#A_political_consultant\" >A political consultant<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/eastmangiuliani_jan6_ap_jacquelynmartin.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Federal prosecutors\u2019 Jan. 6 indictment against former President Trump lists six unindicted co-conspirators.<\/p>\n<p>The co-conspirators are not named, but details in the indictment seem to identify a number of close Trump associates, including many who the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol recommended likewise be charged in connection with the scheme.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe Defendant enlisted co-conspirators to assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power,\u201d the indictment states.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rudy_Giuliani\"><\/span><strong>Rudy Giuliani<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first co-conspirator, described as \u201can attorney who was willing to spread knowingly false claims and pursue strategies that the Defendant\u2019s 2020 re-election campaign attorneys would not,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be Rudy Giuliani.<\/p>\n<p>Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City who later became one of Trump\u2019s attorneys, became a central figure in Trump\u2019s post-election challenges, each of which failed to gain any traction in court.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment discusses Giuliani\u2019s actions at length, alleging he pressured lawmakers in multiple states to overturn the election results based on false claims of fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents reference a call and meeting Giuliani had with then-Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R), claiming Giuliani knowingly made false claims of election fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the Arizona House Speaker again asked Co-Conspirator 1 for evidence of the outcome-determinative election fraud he and the Defendant had been claiming, Co-Conspirator 1 responded with words to the effect of, \u2018We don\u2019t have the evidence, but we have lots of theories,\u2019\u201d the indictment states.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The filing goes on to discuss a presentation Giuliani allegedly orchestrated to a Georgia state senate subcommittee, where Giuliani purportedly falsely claimed that more than 10,000 dead people voted in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment notes the co-conspirator spoke at Trump\u2019s Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse, listing a quote that matches Giuliani\u2019s remarks that morning.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a D.C. Bar Association panel drafted a preliminary recommendation that Giuliani be disbarred based on his work leading up to Jan. 6.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>A political advisor to Giuliani defended the former mayor\u2019s actions following the election but did not confirm if he was one of the co-conspirators cited in the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery fact Mayor Rudy Giuliani possesses about this case establishes the good faith basis President Donald Trump had for the actions he took during the two-month period charged in the indictment,\u201d advisor Ted Goodman said.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"John_Eastman\"><\/span><strong>John Eastman<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Harvey Silverglate, Eastman\u2019s attorney, confirmed to The Hill that his client is the second co-conspirator mentioned in the document.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Prosecutors described Eastman as \u201can attorney who devised and attempted to implement a strategy to leverage the Vice President\u2019s ceremonial role overseeing the certification proceeding to obstruct the certification of the presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eastman was a central figure in forwarding memos that spurred Trump\u2019s pressure campaign on Pence. Silverglate said he and another attorney would be sending a memo to the Justice Department in the coming days defending Eastman as innocent.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment highlights a point unearthed by the Jan. 6 committee, that while in the days after the election Eastman advocated for Pence to defy his ceremonial duties, however just two months earlier, he wrote that neither the Constitution nor the Electoral Count Act permitted Pence any ability to decide the results of an election or \u201cmake that determination on his own.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Court filings also allege Eastman called Bowers, the Arizona House speaker, on the morning of Jan. 4, 2021, urging him to decertify the state\u2019s legitimate electors favoring then-President-elect Joe Biden and \u201clet the courts sort it out.\u201d Bowers then refused.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also includes a quote from Eastman when he spoke at the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse.<\/p>\n<p>Silverglate said although Eastman has not received a formal target letter from prosecutors, he appears to be a target in the investigation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf you look closely at what Eastman did, it is not a crime,\u201d Silverglate said. \u201cHe acted as a lawyer coming up with far-out theories. That\u2019s our duty. The Constitution gives people a right to effective representation of counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eastman is currently facing disciplinary proceedings in California based on his role leading up to Jan. 6 that could result in the s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ping of his law license.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sidney_Powell\"><\/span><strong>Sidney Powell<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The third co-conspirator appears to be Sidney Powell.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The individual is described in court filings as \u201can attorney whose unfounded claims of election fraud the Defendant privately acknowledged to others sounded \u2018crazy.\u2019 Nonetheless, the defendant embraced and publicly Amplified Co-Conspirator 3\u2019s disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indictment alleges Trump\u2019s executive assistant in the days following the election emailed the individual and others a document critical of an unnamed voting machine company.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment states the individual filed a lawsuit against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Nov. 25, 2020, alleging the voting machine company enabled \u201cmassive election fraud,\u201d before it was dismissed on Dec. 7. The dates and description correspond to a suit filed by Powell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore the lawsuit was even filed, the Defendant retweeted a post promoting it,\u201d the indictment states. \u201cThe Defendant did this despite the fact that when he had discussed Co-Conspirator 3\u2019s far-fetched public claims regarding the voting machine company in private with advisors, the Defendant had conceded that they were unsupported and that Co-Conspirator 3 sounded \u2018crazy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also takes aim at a presentation Powell allegedly orchestrated to a Georgia state senate subcommittee about her claims, alleging Powell did so \u201cwith the intention of misleading state senators into blocking the ascertainment of legitimate electors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to Powell for comment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jeffrey_Clark\"><\/span><strong>Jeffrey Clark\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The fourth co-conspirator is described as \u201ca Justice Department official who worked on civil matters and who, with the defendant, attempted to use the Justice Department to open sham election crime investigations and influence state legislatures with knowingly false claims of election fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That description matches Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department attorney who Trump mulled installing as attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> as a way to forward investigations into his baseless claims of election fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Clark pushed the DOJ to send a letter to Georgia asking it to hold off on certifying its election results so the Justice Department could announce an investigation into voter fraud there.<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s proposed appointment launched one of the more contentious Oval Office meetings, with DOJ officials saying they and numerous others would resign from the department if Trump moved ahead with installing the long-time environmental lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment points to wrongdoing by Clark leading up to the meeting, including having direct conversations with Trump in violation of DOJ policy and then lying to superiors about the nature of the exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Clark had his phone seized by the FBI last September in connection with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Like Eastman and Giuliani, he is likewise facing the loss of his law license in connection with his role in the effort.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to Clark\u2019s attorney for comment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kenneth_Chesebro\"><\/span><strong>Kenneth Chesebro\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors described the fifth co-conspirator as \u201can attorney who assisted in devising and attempting to implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential elections to obstruct the certification proceeding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That description aligns with Kenneth Chesebro, who was previously known to have involvement in coordinating the fake elector scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chesebro first became involved with the Trump campaign in its legal efforts in Wisconsin, before his work expanded to creating a strategy for fake electors in other target states.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment references three memoranda Chesebro drafted devising a strategy for the scheme, including ideas for how the fake electors could mimic the legitimate electors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKind of wild\/creative \u2013 I\u2019m happy to discuss. My comment to him was that I guess there\u2019s no harm in it, (legally at least),\u201d an Arizona attorney recounted his conversation with Chesebro in an email, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to an attorney for Chesebro for comment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_political_consultant\"><\/span><strong>A political consultant<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors also listed a sixth co-conspirator in the indictment, but their identity remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCo-Conspirator 6, a political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding,\u201d the indictment states.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment alleges the individual on Dec. 7, 2020, emailed Giuliani a list of attorneys who could assist with the fake elector scheme in the seven targeted states.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, the individual allegedly joined a conference call with Giuliani and Cheseboro to talk with Trump\u2019s electors in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the Defendant\u2019s electors expressed concern about signing certificates representing themselves as legitimate electors, Co-Conspirator 1 falsely assured them that their certificates would be used only if the Defendant succeeded in litigation. Subsequently, Co-Conspirator 6 circulated proposed conditional language to that effect for potential inclusion in the fraudulent elector certificates,\u201d the indictment states.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also references the individual\u2019s actions on Jan. 6 itself. The individual allegedly attempted to confirm phone numbers for six U.S. senators whom Trump had directed Giuliani to call in an attempt to delay the certification.Giuliani\u2019s calls to the senators were previously known, including a call intended for Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated 10:02 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. 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