But behind the scenes, Giuliani and Trump campaign officials actively choreographed the process, the sources said. Um, the Trump campaign asked us to do that -- under a lot of scrutiny for that today. "It was Rudy and these misfit characters who started calling the shots," a former Trump campaign staffer said. It's not clear that any of the fake electors themselves participated in strategy sessions with top Trump campaign brass. The hedging language was included at the last moment as the Trump campaign had concerns, and questioned whether the change was appropriate in the immediate lead-up to December 14, according to a Trump campaign staffer with knowledge of the matter.

Source: CNN January 21, 2022 00:22 UTC