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Swing state trials
Why it matters: Trump's delay, delay, delay strategy appears to be working for him, but many loyalists are facing stiff consequences from civil and criminal cases.
- Even a dragged-out process on presidential immunity after Thursday's Supreme Court hearing — which has frozen his federal Jan. 6 case — could avoid a verdict before the election.
But for Trump's allies in the alleged schemes to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, there's no such luck.
- Pro-Trump lawyers have faced sanctions and censure, and Rudy Giuliani risks being disbarred in the backlash to the efforts.
- In a civil settlement in Wisconsin, former Trump lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis agreed to never participate in future schemes.
Zoom out: At least four of the seven swing states have active criminal cases against pro-Trump fake electors.
