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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Fake elector’ mastermind Kenneth Chesebro’s liberal pedigree

    Harvard-trained attorney and former liberal Democrat Kenneth Chesebro turned himself in Wednesday. He faces charges in Georgia for concocting the fake elector scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 23, 2023 • 1 min read

    Harvard-trained attorney and former liberal Democrat Kenneth Chesebro turned himself in Wednesday. He faces charges in Georgia for concocting the fake elector scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

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    3 of 5
    Hollywood strikes could cost economy over $3 billion
    1. 0:00Hollywood writers aren’t satisfied with latest studio offer
    2. 7:31Over $3 billion: Estimating economic impact of Hollywood strikes
    3. 14:18‘Fake elector’ mastermind Kenneth Chesebro’s liberal pedigreeYou’re reading this
    4. 27:01Ben McKenzie of ‘The OC’ is now an anti-cryptocurrency evangelist
    5. 41:47India makes a successful moonshot
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