Judge tosses forgery case against Nevada's 2020 'fake electors'

A judge in Nevada on Thursday dismissed for the second time a case involving six defendants who faced charges of illegally claiming they were the state’s electors after President Donald Trump was declared the loser in the 2020 presidential election.

In her ruling, Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus tossed out forgery charges against the six Republican “fake electors,” finding there was not enough evidence that they intended to defraud state officials when they signed a certificate stating Trump had won the state’s six electoral votes. The case is a major victory for Trump allies, as the defendants had long maintained the certificate was not used to intentionally deceive officials into believing it was legitimate.