A two-year legal fight that sparked global conspiracies about voting machines ends as the court rejects a lawsuit from former GOP attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to comply with subpoena in Jan. 6 probe
Benson confirms she was subpoenaed by a special counsel investigating Trump campaign connections to January 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
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Special counsel in Capitol riot probe seeks Trump records from Wayne County
A special counsel investigating events leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is seeking county-level records in Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin — three states where Trump tried to overturn his 2020 election loss.
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Barry County to Dar Leaf: Election probe waste of money, defunds detective
Commissioners say election probe is a waste of money, cut funding for a third detective who was to investigate violent crime, not ballots. Separately, Leaf tried to charge a health officer for enforcing COVID orders, prosecutor says.
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Trump allies target Michigan election officials as part of multi-state campaign
Group founded by retired Gen. Michael Flynn interviewing clerks in nine Michigan offices, as part of effort to probe election weaknesses in eight swing states.
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In Antrim County, economic worries replace election conspiracies among voters
The northern Michigan county was ‘ground zero’ of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election in 2020. Now, voters say their top issues are no different than the rest of the nation.
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Muskegon prosecutor to consider charges in DePerno tabulator tampering case
Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson, a Democrat, will serve as special prosecutor in a Michigan vote tabulator tampering case. He’ll consider possible charges against Republican attorney general nominee Matthew DePerno and others identified in a state investigation.
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Records: Sheriff aimed to seize local voting machines amid Michigan probe
Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, suspected of wrongdoing in a vote machine tampering case, wanted to seize tabulators in three Michigan communities, according to search warrant requests obtained by Bridge.
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Sheriff Dar Leaf loses legal fight over Michigan 2020 election probe
Judge dismisses Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from lawsuit by ‘constitutional sheriff’ alleging the state interfered in his investigation of the presidential election.
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Trump giving Tudor Dixon 'a good, hard look' days from Michigan primary
Former President Donald Trump is teasing a potential endorsement in Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial primary. “Stay tuned!” he wrote Friday morning on his social networking platform, Truth Social.