MADISON, Wis. — A jury trial in a lawsuit searching for $2.4 million in damages from Republicans who tried to solid Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for Donald Trump in 2020 despite the fact that he misplaced is scheduled to start simply two months earlier than the 2024 presidential election.

Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington on Wednesday scheduled the trial to start on Sept. 3, 2024, and final one month. Defendants are anticipated to file a movement to dismiss the case in coming weeks. Many different authorized strikes are anticipated over the subsequent yr that might have an effect on the beginning date of the trial.

Democrats filed the lawsuit in opposition to the pretend electors and two attorneys for Trump, arguing they violated various legal guidelines and had been a part of a conspiracy by Trump and his allies to overturn his loss within the 2020 presidential race. It additionally seeks to disqualify the Republicans from ever serving as electors once more.

Fake electors met in Wisconsin and different battleground states the place Trump was defeated in 2020, making an attempt to solid ballots for the previous president despite the fact that he misplaced. Republicans who participated in Wisconsin stated they had been attempting to protect Trump’s authorized standing in case courts overturned his defeat.

President Joe Biden gained Wisconsin by almost 21,000 votes, a outcome that has withstood recounts, partisan-led investigations, a nonpartisan audit and a number of lawsuits.

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