"Kelly emphasized that Sparks had the right to believe whatever conspiracy theory he wished no matter how divorced it was from reality but that he did not have the right to storm the Capitol."
"A jury convicted Sparks of all six charges that he faced, including a felony count of interfering with police during a civil disorder. Sparks didn’t testify at his trial in Washington, D.C."
"In all but two states, the winner of the popular vote receives all of the state's electoral votes. Maine and Nebraska award some of their electoral votes on a proportional basis. Both split their votes in the 2020 election."
"It’s a plan allegedly devised by Donald Trump, his lawyers, and his advisers to overturn the 2020 election results and keep Trump in the White House for another term, despite Joe Biden winning the general election."
"Here’s where the fake electors charges stand in each state."
"Court papers say the superseding indictment was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in the case."
sometimes i just build pages or posts as personal notes.
there's so much to this, out of so little, probably because of how many jurisdictions are involved. for starters there's the federal aspect, their responsibility to protect people and their right to live in a country with a government that is at least partially elected. then there are the jurisdictions of seven states, each with their constitutionally required responsibility to hold and certify voting not just for their legislators and leaders in their respective states but also for representation in the united states congress and the white house. i needed to try putting it in one place if i wanted to consider it.
