A group of Republican fake electors in Wisconsin acknowledged Joe Biden won the presidency and agreed they would not serve in the electoral college in 2024 as part of a settlement agreement in a civil lawsuit on Wednesday.

The settlement, first reported by the Washington Post, marks the first time any of the fake electors from 2020 have formally acknowledged wrongdoing in a legal case and have faced any kind of penalty. The case was filed by two Biden electors and a Wisconsin voter last year. They sought up to $2.4m in damages, in addition to permanently barring the fake electors from ever being able to serve as presidential electors again.

No money is involved in the settlement, according to a copy of the agreement that was obtained by the Washington Post. The fake electors agreed to never serve in an election in which Donald Trump is on the ballot. They also agreed to fully cooperate in any justice department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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    Wow, what a fucking slap on the wrist. You might as well encourage everyone to go try and overturn the government if all you have to do is admit the other side won if you lose.

    Oh what am I kidding if a leftist tried to get a leftist to win over a Dem/Rep they’d be in jail for life, if the cops don’t murder them first.

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      In a civil case like this, admitting they were wrong is way more embarrassing than having to pay a fine.

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        I don’t want them to be embarrassed; I want them to be made into an example that makes other people afraid to pull this kind is shit in the future.

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        Can’t wait to see them step up for some other fascist lunatic though, right?