Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Says on Fox & Friends That an 'Alternate Slate of Electors in the Contested States' Is Voting Today

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Newsweek reported, in a story published the same day (publication date), that Stephen Miller, whom it describes as an adviser to President Trump, said on Fox & Friends that an alternate slate of electors in the contested states is going to vote, with the results to go to Congress. Miller’s stated purpose was to keep Trump’s legal options open: if Trump won the court cases, the alternate slate could be directed to be certified.

Context: the remark is a contemporaneous, on-air statement of the alternate-electors plan by a person who now holds a senior White House role, which is why it is a row in the series on 2020 acts and 2026 offices. See 2020-12-10–cnp-letter-state-legislators-overturn-election for the pressure campaign on state legislators and 2021-01-06–miller-writes-trump-ellipse-speech-inciting-insurrection for his later role.

Sources & Citations

[1] Trump adviser Stephen Miller says 'alternate' electors will vote in swing states — Newsweek · Dec 14, 2020 Tier 1

[2] Stephen Miller blames 'the media' for Trump losing court cases, says 'alternate' electors will 'certify' him — AlterNet · Dec 14, 2020 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Says on Fox & Friends That an 'Alternate Slate of Electors in the Contested States' Is Voting Today.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, December 14, 2020. https://capturecascade.org/event/2020-12-14--stephen-miller-fox-friends-alternate-slate-of-electors-in-contested-states-will-vote/