they were very interested in his alleged role at the center of coming up with this scheme of appointing these republican electors. reporter: in emails listed in the indictment, the conservative attorney laid out the fake elector scheme to his co-conspirators. eastman also made various unfounded claims of voter fraud when he pushed the plan to overturn biden s victory to georgia lawmakers. eastman knew some of the information was untrue when he submitted falsified court documents that challenged georgia s vote. the constitutional power to decide on the method for choosing electors remains exclusively with the at a time legislatures. reporter: eastman s attorneys said his involvement was political, but not criminal. new york attorney kenneth chesebro was also a focus due to his role coordinating the plan and the execution of the fake electors. as parkint of this plan, he senn