Nevada Judge Mary Kay Holthus, once attacked by a defendant in a viral courtroom video, threw out Nevada's 'fake electors' case on Friday.
The same Las Vegas-area juge attacked by a violent offender who hurled himself over the bench in a viral courtroom video has made headlines again for dismissing the 'fake electors' case related to the 2020 presidential election.
Court filings by the defendants argue the six Republicans met in Carson City, the capital of Nevada, located in a different county. 'What exactly occurred here to give us jurisdiction?' Holthus said during Friday's hearing, according to the New York Times. 'I mean, let’s face it, the majority of this happened elsewhere, the way I read it.
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