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Maddow Blog-Kenneth Chesebro, 'architect' of pro-Trump 2020 fake elector scheme, disbarred in N.Y.
A judicial panel said the lawyer's misconduct undercut “the very notion of our constitutional democracy that he, as an attorney, swore an oath to uphold.”
The guy who helped create the scandalous fake electors scheme? He’s still dealing with the consequences of his criminal misjudgment.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-06-26T19:23:05.912Z
The guy he was trying to help, who went even further to overturn the results of the election? He’s doing fine — in the Oval Office. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kenneth-chesebro-disbarred-new-york-fake-elector-scheme-rcna215357
The man widely credited as the “architect” of that scheme is still confronting the consequences of his misjudgment. The Hill reported:
The judicial panel didn’t pull any punches, concluding that Chesebro’s guilty plea on one felony count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents was “unquestionably serious” and reflected on his “integrity and fitness to continue engaging in the practice of law in New York.”
They added that the Republican’s misconduct undercut “the very notion of our constitutional democracy that he, as an attorney, swore an oath to uphold.”.....
Because both the Georgia and Wisconsin cases relate to state charges, a presidential pardon wouldn’t help him.
Indeed, it’s worth appreciating the unusual nature of the broader circumstances: Chesebro is still being punished for trying to overturn the results of a free and fair American election, while Trump — who went even further to try to overturn that same election — was rewarded with the presidency.
Ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who helped devise President Trump’s alternate electors strategy in 2020, has been disbarred in New York. A panel of judges on the Appellate Division — New York’s midlevel appeals court — ruled Thursday that Chesebro’s guilty plea in Georgia’s probe of efforts to subvert the state’s 2020 election results qualifies as a ‘serious crime,’ a finding that begets disciplinary action.
The judicial panel didn’t pull any punches, concluding that Chesebro’s guilty plea on one felony count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents was “unquestionably serious” and reflected on his “integrity and fitness to continue engaging in the practice of law in New York.”
They added that the Republican’s misconduct undercut “the very notion of our constitutional democracy that he, as an attorney, swore an oath to uphold.”.....
Because both the Georgia and Wisconsin cases relate to state charges, a presidential pardon wouldn’t help him.
Indeed, it’s worth appreciating the unusual nature of the broader circumstances: Chesebro is still being punished for trying to overturn the results of a free and fair American election, while Trump — who went even further to try to overturn that same election — was rewarded with the presidency.
I am glad that Chesebro is no longer a member of the bar