Who Are Trump's Co-Conspirators in the Trial of the Century?

Donald Trump has finally been indicted for crimes against Democracy-- and the biggest question bouncing around the internet is who are the six un-indicted co-conspirators?  Folks in the know have made quick work of that, unsurprisingly.

Co-Conspirator 1 is former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Among other things, the indictment quotes from a voicemail that Co-Conspirator 1 left “for a United States Senator” on January 6, 2021. The quotes in the indictment match quotes from Giuliani’s call intended for GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville, as reported by CNN and other outlets. 

Co-Conspirator 2 is former Trump lawyer John Eastman. Among other things, the indictment says Co-Conspirator 2 “circulated a two-page memorandum” with a plan for Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election while presiding over the Electoral College certification on January 6, 2021. The indictment quotes from the memo, and those quotes match a two-page memo that Eastman wrote, as reported and published by CNN. 

Co-Conspirator 3 is former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell.The indictment says Co-Conspirator 3 “filed a lawsuit against the Governor of Georgia” on November 25, 2020, alleging “massive election fraud” and that the lawsuit was “dismissed” on December 7, 2020. These dates and quotations match the federal lawsuit that Powell filed against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. 

Co-Conspirator 4 is former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark. The indictment identifies Co-Conspirator 4 as “a Justice Department official.” The indictment also quotes an email that a top Justice Department official sent to Clark, rebutting Clark’s attempts to use the department to overturn the election. The quotes in that email directly match quotes in an email sent to Clark, according to a Senate report about how Trump tried to weaponize the Justice Department in 2020. 

Co-Conspirator 5 is pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro.  Among other things, the indictment references an “email memorandum” that Co-Conspirator 5 “sent” to Giuliani on December 13, 2020, about the fake electors plot. The email sender, recipient, date, and content are a direct match for an email that Chesebro sent to Giuliani, according to a copy of the email made public by the House select committee that investigated January 6. 

The identity of co-conspirator 6 is unclear given the information provided-- but the most likely person is Michael Roman, the Trump 2020 campaign’s director of Election Day operations. Prosecutors described the final co-conspirator as “a political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding.”  Roman has been described as a key player in the effort to put forward lists of pro-Trump “fake electors” from swing states to submit to Congress. CNN reported last month that Romanhad entered into a proffer agreement with prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith’s office to avoid having to testify in front of the grand jury in the case.

Trump will appear in court on Thursday, after which we will see how quickly this will go to trial.