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- Unnamed Trump associates were told that their actions would "appear treasonous" to those who knew of their plan.
- To get around this, they lied to electors about how their signatures would be used, a new indictment alleges.
- The message was cited in special counsel Jack Smith's historic indictment of Donald Trump.
An unindicted co-conspirator working with former President Donald Trump to pass along an alleged fake slate of electors in 2021 said that they were told their actions may "appear treasonous," according to special counsel Jack Smith's indictment released Tuesday.