Republicans claim a double standard because no charges were filed after scores of ‘clearly fraudulent’ voter applications were submitted. State officials say the system worked to detect fraud, no one voted as a result.
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Nine fake electors arraigned in Michigan: What to know about the case
In all, 16 Republican activists are facing felonies on charges they submitted false paperwork asserting Donald Trump won Michigan in an effort to keep him in the White House.
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Dana Nessel loses FOIA case, ordered to release Whitmer kidnapping records
Documents related to the kidnapping plot were presented in open court, but the AG’s office refused to release them to the public. A judge said Nessel had no basis to do so, and is now weighing imposing attorney’s fees on the state for its refusal.
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Michigan education board seeks ruling on new Whitmer education agency
The state’s elected board of education wants to know if a new department created by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer violates its constitutional power to oversee all public education.
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Former Michigan GOP co-chair pleads not guilty to false elector charges
Meshawn Maddock is the second defendant to be arraigned in a case for allegedly trying to reverse Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Michigan.
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Michigan removes clerk charged in ‘false electors’ scheme from election duty
Stanley Grot, the Shelby Township clerk, has been ordered to step aside from his official election duties in light of the charges.
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Michigan GOP officials defend Trump electors as court dates set
Arraignments for the 16 ‘false electors’ charged with eight felony counts apiece are set for Aug. 10, court records show. Several defendants charged and their supporters are doubling down on the actions Attorney General Dana Nessel argues violated Michigan law.
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Michigan electors scheme: What to know about the 16 Trump backers charged
The group ranges from high-profile party officials to town clerks, mayors and a dairy farmer. Some are defiant, others flummoxed. All face the same felony charges for trying to award Michigan’s 2020 electoral votes to Donald Trump.
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Sixteen Michigan Trump loyalists face felonies in ‘false elector’ scheme
Attorney General Dana Nessel brings charges against former state GOP chair, others. One defendant says the charges amount to a ‘political attack.’
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Michigan ex-union leader, lobbyist charged with sexual assault
Jonathan Byrd, a 40-year-old former president of the Michigan AFL-CIO Kalamazoo chapter, has been charged with groping a woman at an April 2022 event, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.