True or false: Kenneth Chesebro wrote the legal memos in December 2020 that provided the strategic blueprint for fake electors to meet and cast votes in seven states.

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Kenneth Chesebro, a Harvard-trained lawyer, authored three key memos that became the playbook for the fake elector scheme. His Nov. 18, 2020, memo argued that Jan. 6 was the only deadline that mattered for settling electoral votes, citing the 1960 Hawaii election as precedent. His Dec. 6 memo expanded the strategy nationally, advising that it was "Important That All Trump-Pence Electors Vote on December 14." He acknowledged the Supreme Court might rule against the plan but called it "constitutionally defensible." His Dec. 9 memo gave detailed, state-specific instructions for Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Chesebro coordinated logistics across all seven states, emailing contacts: "Several people with the Trump campaign, including Justin Clark and Nick Trainer, supplied your contact info and asked me to help coordinate with the other 5 contested States." On Dec. 13, he sent Rudy Giuliani a memo titled "Brief notes on 'President of the Senate' strategy," outlining how Vice President Pence could exploit the fake electors during the Jan. 6 joint session. The federal indictment identified Chesebro as Co-Conspirator 5. He pleaded guilty in Georgia to conspiracy to file false documents and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. He was disbarred in New York in June 2025 for his role in the scheme. Trump pardoned Chesebro Nov. 10, 2025, eliminating federal consequences.

True or false: Kenneth Chesebro wrote the legal memos in December 2020 that provided the strategic blueprint for fake electors to meet and cast votes in seven states.

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