Courts have found no fraud, but four members of Congress and 15 state reps signed briefs to overturn the election in Michigan and three battleground states. One says they don’t have to abide by popular vote.
2020 U.S. presidential election
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Michigan GOP reps back Trump bid to overturn election; Nessel urges dismissal
Four of six Republican House members from Michigan and 15 state legislators support a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump that seeks to overturn election results in four battleground states. Attorney General Dana Nessel says doing so would disenfranchise millions of voters.
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‘I am certainly not dead!’ Living voters contradict Michigan GOP fraud claims
Lists of supposedly dead voters shock voters who are very much alive. ‘Can’t we just move on?’ asked one Michigan voter who, despite claims to the contrary, isn’t dead.
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After death threats, Michigan rep punished for saying Trumpers should ‘pay’
Republican leaders on Wednesday stripped Rep. Cynthia Johnson of her committee assignments after she posted a video on Facebook saying Trump supporters should ‘be careful.’ Johnson has faced death threats for a week following a hearing on claims of voter fraud.
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Opinion | A post-election reckoning on race, segregation and justice is overdue
A study of prisoner re-entry in Michigan sheds light on racial segregation and inequality in America.
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U.S. judge rejects pro-Trump election suit as ‘speculation and conjecture’
President Trump ally Sidney Powell and six GOP electors sued the state Nov. 25, alleging fraud and irregularities in Michigan, which Democrat Joe Biden won by 154,188 votes. The judge rejected Republicans’ request for an injunction as the suit proceeds, saying the case is not supported by facts.
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Five ways Michigan could change under President Joe Biden, from taxes to autos
Joe Biden is promising major policy shifts to manufacturing, the environment, health insurance, COVID-19 and immigration. Here’s what that means to Michigan.
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Michigan rep: Giuliani hearing a public service, even if claims are false
The Republican who hosted Rudy Giuliani’s hearing claiming massive voter fraud in Michigan acknowledges some witnesses weren’t credible but said the session is important if only to disprove conspiracy theories.
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The Rudy Giuliani ‘circus’ has left Lansing. The reviews are bad.
One day after a wild hearing about voter fraud claims, legislators on both sides of the aisle condemn the parade of unproven conspiracy theories that was aired unchecked.
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Trump fraud claims make Michigan clerks fact-checkers as lies spread online
In North Muskegon, city officials just wanted to talk about trees. Instead, they were forced to debunk false claims about voter fraud. So it goes in cities statewide as the misinformation wars reverberate after the election.