Malicious Prosecution

Jan. 6 Committee Referrals and Coordinated Disciplinary “Lawfare” (US)

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Established Fact The January 6th Committee’s final report expressly urged courts, bar disciplinary authorities, and DOJ to pursue sanctions and referrals against Trump-allied lawyers. Following those recommendations, attorneys including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, and Rudy Giuliani faced disbarment, suspension, or ethics charges grounded substantially in their representation of post-election litigation. The sequencing-committee referral, media amplification, […]

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“Operation Arctic Frost” Dragnet Surveillance of Political Opponents (US)

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Established Fact Special Counsel Jack Smith and the FBI expanded Operation Arctic Frost into a large-scale dragnet involving at least 197 subpoenas and surveillance actions targeting roughly 430 Republican-aligned individuals, including acquisition of toll records and related telecom data for at least eight Senators and multiple Representatives. Toll and metadata orders were accompanied by “Prohibited

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Felony Prosecution of Judge James Troupis and Electors (WI)

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Established Fact The Wisconsin Attorney General sought felony indictments against three individuals, including former Dane County Circuit Judge James Troupis, based on legal work and participation in the alternate-elector slate, with public statements about putting Troupis “away for life.” The conduct at issue was legal advocacy and organization of a contingent elector slate pursuant to

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Warrantless Surveillance of Lawmakers Investigating Election Anomalies (US)

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Established Fact Under Operation Arctic Frost, the FBI conducted toll-record and movement analysis on Rep. Mike Kelly and Sen. Scott Perry, mapping their communications during post-election investigative activity. These searches were authorized without particularized criminal predication and were aimed at lawmakers’ efforts to question Pennsylvania’s certification and support election-related litigation. This surveillance, concealed via nondisclosure

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AG Nessel’s Probe and Indictment of Alternate Electors and Fraud Claimants (MI)

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Established Fact Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel directed the Michigan State Police to investigate individuals who publicly alleged election fraud, focusing on citizens and activists who submitted affidavits or public testimony. She later indicted 16 alternate electors on felony charges, explicitly citing dissatisfaction with the speed of federal investigations as a reason to act. Charges

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Fulton County RICO Indictment of Legal Counsel (GA)

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Established Fact Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis initiated a sweeping RICO prosecution against Donald Trump, 18 co-defendants, and 30 unindicted co-conspirators, heavily targeting attorneys for drafting memoranda, giving legal advice, and coordinating alternate-elector efforts. The indictment repackages advocacy and litigation activities-core functions of the legal profession-as elements of a criminal “enterprise,” raising serious concerns

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Indictment of Alternate Electors and Attorneys (AZ)

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Established Fact The Arizona Attorney General brought felony charges against 11 alternate electors and 7 associated attorneys (including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, and Rudy Giuliani) in connection with the 2020 alternate-elector strategy. The charging theory criminalizes the organization of contingent elector slates and related legal advocacy that, historically, had been treated as part of constitutionally

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Michigan AG Dana Nessel – Retaliatory Investigations and Disbarment Proceedings Against Election-Integrity Attorneys (MI)

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Established Fact Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed sanctions complaints and sought disbarment of attorneys who had submitted election integrity challenges in Michigan courts – attorneys who were representing clients who had submitted sworn testimony of irregularities before the legislature. This action was undertaken while Nessel had a documented personal and political stake in the

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Tina Peters Prosecution as Deplatforming of a Records Preservation Whistleblower (CO)

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Disputed Fact Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters preserved forensic images of the pre-trusted-build Dominion Election Management System server before a state-mandated update deleted 28,989 files, including 695 legally mandated log files. USC 52 Section 20701 requires the preservation of ALL election records for a period of not less than 22 months following an election.  Peters

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Michigan AG Dana Nessel Directed Investigations Targeting Private Citizens for Public Speech About Sworn Election Testimony – Viewpoint-Based Criminal Investigation Under Color of Law (MI)

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Disputed Fact [Disputed Fact – As to whether any formal criminal charges were brought or whether investigations were ultimately closed] Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, acting in her official capacity and in coordination with the Michigan State Police, launched investigations between November 2020 and July 2021 targeting private citizens who had spoken publicly about election

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