In the day's other news, Wisconsin's attorney general filed felony charges today against three Donald

Trump allies who allegedly delivered fake elector paperwork claiming the former president

had won the state in 2020.

Those charged include attorneys Kenneth Chesborough and Jim Troopis

and former Trump aide Mike Roman.

All three are due in court in September.

They face up to six years in prison and fines.

Wisconsin is now the fifth state to bring charges over attempts to overturn the

results of the 2020 election, joining Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia.

Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back against Republican lawmakers today

over what he called unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department.

During an appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, Garland condemned what he called

the conspiracy theory that his department played a part in Donald Trump's criminal hushmoney case in New York.

And he denounced, quote, dangerous falsehoods about law enforcement, as Donald Trump and his

allies have attacked the criminal justice system. I will not be intimidated and the Justice Department will not be intimidated.

We will continue to do our jobs free from political influence and we will not back down from defending democracy.

Garland's appearance today comes as Republicans have moved to hold him in contempt.

That's over the Biden administration's refusal to release

audio of the president's interview with special counsel Robert Herr over his handling of classified

documents. Garland has said that doing so could deter future witnesses from cooperating, and the DOJ

says the audio could spur deep fakes and disinformation.

Lawyers in the Hunter-Biden criminal trial delivered their opening arguments today.

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