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.
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Michigan’s Dana Nessel: I may charge fake GOP electors if feds don’t
The first-term attorney general says there was enough evidence to prosecute GOP officials including state party co-chair Meshawn Maddock for submitting a false certificate claiming Trump carried the state in 2020.
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Trump backers want audit of 2020 Michigan vote funded by anonymous donors
Trump loyalists on Tuesday filed language for a planned petition drive that would require a ‘forensic audit’ of the 2020 election. Critics blast it as the height of hypocrisy.
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Pro-Trump lawyers must pay $175K to Michigan, Detroit, judge rules
The so-called ‘kraken’ suit seeking to void Michigan’s presidential election had already been declared a “historic and profound abuse of the judicial process.”
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Who’s at door? It may be Trump loyalists, hunting for Michigan ‘ghost voters’
Supporters call it a door-to-door canvass of suspect absentee ballots. Authorities say it verges on voter intimidation.
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Trump activists seek Michigan vote forensic audit. Next stop: ‘revolution’
Trump-loving GOP activists launch a petition drive to force another review of Michigan’s 2020 results. Critics say it is a waste of time and money.
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Trump, allies pushed Michigan election claims privately debunked by DOJ
New emails and testimony shows former President Donald Trump and allies continued to spread false claims about Michigan election results even after Homeland Security and Justice officials debunked a report on Antrim County voting machines.
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Trump allies sanctioned for ‘frivolous’ suit to overturn Michigan election
Sidney Powell and other attorneys who tried to overturn Michigan’s 2020 presidential election must pay legal fees, undergo training and will be referred to local jurisdictions for possible suspension or debarment investigations.
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U.S. House Jan. 6 panel probes Trump talks with Michigan officials
The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol on Wednesday requested copies of communications between the White House and state Republican leaders.
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Michigan sheriff enlists private eye to grill clerks in vote fraud probe
Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, who contemplated seizing voting machines, is now using a private investigator for an investigation of claims that local clerks say have been repeatedly debunked.