Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press An Arizona grand jury’s indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election. The indictment issued Wednesday is part of a

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