Lawyer for Michigan false elector suggests Trump staffer should have been charged
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"Mike, I think the language at the start of the certificate should be changed in all the states," Chesebro wrote in a text message to Roman on Dec. 12, 2020. "Let's look at the language carefully."
"I don't," Roman replied.
"I can help with drafting in a couple hours," Chesebro then messaged.
Roman responded, "F--- these guys."
Donnini asked Shock whom he thought Roman was referring to when he made the comment. The text was sent the day of a conference call featuring Trump campaign staffers and Republicans in Pennsylvania.
"Is he talking about Ms. Berden?" Donnini asked.
Berden has been a longtime Republican activist in Michigan and was Michigan's Republican national committeewoman at the time of the 2020 election.
Shock responded to the question by saying he interpreted "guys" as a male term.
In response, from the court's gallery, state Rep. Matt Maddock, R-Milford, husband of GOP elector Meshawn Maddock, replied, "Give me a break."
The Republican electors signed the document falsely claiming Trump won on Dec. 14, 2020.
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