Wisconsin judge postpones hearing for 1 of 3 former Trump aides

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Monday postponed a preliminary hearing for one of three former aides to President Donald Trump facing felony forgery charges related to the 2020 election amid questions about what statements the man made to prosecutors could be admitted in court.

The move was a setback for prosecutors with the state Department of Justice who filed the charges and initially called for pushing ahead with the hearing for Ken Chesebro, an attorney who advised Trump’s campaign.

The preliminary hearing for two other defendants continued Monday.

The three former aides face 11 felony charges each related to their roles in the 2020 fake elector scheme. In addition to Chesebro, the other defendants are Jim Troupis, who was Trump’s campaign attorney in Wisconsin, and Mike Roman, Trump’s director of Election Day operations in 2020.

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