Trump says Nevada fake electors treated ‘unfairly’

Former President Trump praised the fake electors charged in Nevada, lamenting during a campaign rally in Reno on Sunday that they were being treated “unfairly.”

Trump’s words of encouragement come ahead of a Monday arraignment for six so-called “fake electors” who signed certificates falsely claiming Trump won the state’s electors in 2020.

During the rally, however, he did not mention the charges themselves or the upcoming court appearance.

“A tremendous man, tremendous guy, gets treated so unfairly, and he loves this country, and he loves this state: Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald,” Trump said at the rally, adding, “He’s a fantastic man. Thank you. Thank you, Michael.”

McDonald was one of the six fake electors charged.

Trump also thanked Clark County GOP Chairman Jesse Law, another of the six fake electors, calling him a “fantastic man, fantastic man,” adding, “Thank you, Jesse. Great job you’re doing, a great job. Treated very unfairly.” He also thanked Nevada GOP Vice Chairman and Storey County Clerk Jim Hindle, another fake elector, at the event.

Earlier in the rally, as Trump railed against the indictments he faces and against President Biden, he pointed to the purported poor treatment of McDonald as an example of the Biden administration weaponizing law enforcement.

“It’s no wonder crooked Joe and the far-left lunatics are desperate to stop us by any means necessary. They’re willing to violate the U.S. Constitution at levels never seen before in order to win. They’re dirty players. They play dirty. They weaponize justice. There are a bunch of dirty players,” Trump said.

“Look at what they’re doing right here to Michael and great people in this state. It’s a disgrace. Joe Biden is a threat to democracy. They’re weaponizing law enforcement for high-level election interference because we’re beating them so badly in the polls,” Trump continued, repeating a baseless charge against Biden.

The six Nevadans face felony charges of offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged document for disseminating a document titled “Certificate of the Votes of the 2020 Electors from Nevada” to several government entities.