In a contentious legal drama that spans multiple battleground states, former President Donald Trump, along with several top aides, finds himself labeled as an unindicted co-conspirator in the unfolding investigation into the 2020 election in Michigan, an investigator from the state testified this past Wednesday.

Howard Shock, a special agent working under Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's stewardship, implicated Trump, his former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani in a scheme to submit falsified electoral certificates claiming victory in Michigan—the real winner being Joe Biden. The revelations, part of the pretrial heats in Lansing for Michigan's charged fake electors, reveal the depth of the alleged conspiracy, according to FOX 2 Detroit.

The defense attorney queried Shock about the status of certain individuals, including high-ranking Michigan Republicans; Shock's affirmation about Trump, Meadows, and Giuliani's involvement came without objection from the prosecutors, while they were not charged, their names aired publicly as co-conspirators added a layer to the ongoing investigation. Notably, these figures face indictment elsewhere—in Georgia, the three, alongside others, are charged with conspiracy related to a similar scheme of submitting false Republican elector certificates, as The Detroit News highlighted.

Giuliani adviser Ted Goodman criticized the probe, stating, "the continued weaponization of our justice system should concern all Michiganders and Americans," deeming the legal efforts a quest to take down Trump and his allies. Meanwhile, state-level indictments over similar schemes have surfaced in Arizona, adding more pressure on the Trump cohort, while Giuliani's team has denied any wrongdoing, as reported by CNN.

In Michigan, this labyrinth of legal challenges includes 16 Republican activists facing felony charges, and a grand jury in Arizona has leveled indictments against 11 GOP electors—reflecting a sprawling, multi-state legal battle over the 2020 Electoral College submissions with Trump and his inner circle in the crosshairs, despite the former president's campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, labeling the Michigan case an "ongoing witch hunt," yet Michigan and beyond, the question remains who else might be implicated as investigations press forward.