The Defendant and Co-Conspirators Used the Justice Department's Authority to Fraudulently Alter the Election Results

Some fraudulent electors were tricked into participating based on the understanding that their vote would be used only if the defendant succeeded in outcome determinative lawsuits within their state. The defendant and co-conspirators attempted to enlist the vice president to use his ceremonial role at the January 6th certification proceeding to fraudulently alter the election results. A large and angry crowd, including many individuals whom the defendant had deceived into believing the vice president could and might change the election results, violently attacked the capital and halted the proceeding. These prolific lies about election fraud included dozens of specific claims that there had been substantial fraud in certain states,. Such as that large numbers of dead, non-resident, non-citizen