A ‘ghost voter’ is very much alive — and threatening legal action against a MAGA candidate, while a prosecutor thwarts an investigation into the election by Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf.
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Trump fake elector probe into 2020 race expands with Michigan subpoenas
At least one would-be elector whose signature appeared on a document falsely declaring President Trump the winner of the 2020 election was interviewed by federal investigators Thursday. A Trump campaign attorney involved in the Michigan effort was also subpoenaed.
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Barr to Trump: Detroit not rigged, vote machine claims ‘idiotic’
In recorded testimony, former Attorney General Bill Barr debunks claims about Michigan’s biggest city and says he worried Trump was ‘detached from reality.’
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Sheriff Dar Leaf: Michigan is trying to thwart my probe into 2020 election
The Barry County sheriff files suit claiming state police are interfering with his probe. Local officials say they wish Leaf would probe ‘some of the other situations in the county, everything from drugs to murders to God knows what.”
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Ballot measure to decertify Michigan 2020 election decried as ‘silly’
A group of conservatives is pushing an initiative to nullify the state’s election results and declare Trump the winner. Not going to happen, experts say.
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DePerno loses another bid for Antrim County audit as court dismisses appeal
Michigan Court of Appeals rules that the Republican candidate for attorney general presented no proof of ‘purported irregularities’ and instead ‘merely raised a series of questions.’
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Jocelyn Benson honored for election leadership in Michigan
The Secretary of State wins the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her administration of the 2020 presidential election, which has been heavily criticized by Republicans.
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Michigan audit: Minimal 'duplicate,' dead voters in 2020 presidential vote
A review by Michigan Auditor General Doug Ringler’s office prompted an investigation into 41 potential “duplicate” votes in the 2020 presidential election that former President Trump continues to protest.
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U.S. House’s Jan. 6 panel subpoenas ex-Michigan GOP Chair Laura Cox
The U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack subpoenaed former Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Laura Cox on Tuesday, requesting information about Rudy Giuliani’s attempts to pressure state lawmakers into rejecting election results and appointing pro-Trump electors.
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Michigan police probe alleged voting equipment breach in Roscommon County
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson requested the investigation after her office received reports ‘an unnamed third party was allowed to access vote tabulator component.’ The first-term Democrat suggested the breach may be related to ongoing attempts to undermine the 2020 presidential election.