Michigan elections director testifies as prosecutors outline case against false Trump electors
1 year ago

Michigan elections director testifies as prosecutors outline case against false Trump electors

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Prosecutors began outlining their case Wednesday against 15 Michigan Republicans who face forgery and other charges for serving as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020. Investigators say the group met at the Michigan GOP headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a document falsely stating they were the state’s “duly elected and qualified electors.” Each of the defendants faces eight criminal charges, including multiple counts of forgery. Fake electors in seven battleground states sent certificates to Congress falsely declaring Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state, despite confirmed results showing he had lost. Michigan Elections Director Jonathan Brater, the second witness called, was questioned for nearly three hours as defense attorneys attempted to establish that the results of the 2020 presidential election were facing legal challenges when the fake electors sent their certificate to Congress.

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'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges
1 week ago

'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges

NPR  

'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Some supporters of President-elect Donald Trump are set to cast their states' Electoral College votes Tuesday while still dealing with felony charges stemming from the last presidential race. Eight of this year's designated Republican presidential electors in Michigan and …

Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
1 week, 4 days ago

Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A slate of six Nevada Republicans have again been charged with submitting a bogus certificate to Congress that declared Donald Trump the winner of the presidential battleground’s 2020 election. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Thursday that the state’s fake electors case had been revived in Carson City, the capital, where he filed a new complaint this …

Trump outran the law. His allies haven’t.
1 week, 6 days ago

Trump outran the law. His allies haven’t.

Politico  

The two most broad and perilous cases, in Arizona and Georgia, allege Trump helped direct a sweeping plot to overturn his loss to Joe Biden. In April, a grand jury indicted 18 people, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorney Rudy Giuliani and longtime adviser Boris Epshteyn, who is playing a central role in shaping Trump’s incoming administration. Already, …

Michigan plows ahead with cases against 2020 'fake electors' as Trump's own cases collapse
4 weeks ago

Michigan plows ahead with cases against 2020 'fake electors' as Trump's own cases collapse

Raw Story  

Prosecutors in Michigan are plowing ahead with trying to charge Republican electors who signed onto a document in 2020 falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner over Joe Biden, even as cases against the president-elect collapse. The Michigan Attorney General's Office on Monday filed several briefs asking a judge to advance charges to trial against MAGA allies in the state, The …

Michigan elections board smoothly certifies results of 2024 election
1 month ago

Michigan elections board smoothly certifies results of 2024 election

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s elections board voted unanimously Friday to certify the results of the 2024 election, a stark difference from 2020 when Republican allies of Donald Trump sought to delay certification in an effort to cast doubt on the election. The panel consisting of two Democratic and two Republican members also voted to thank and commend the state Bureau …

Republicans bring back fake electors in battlegrounds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republicans bring back fake electors in battlegrounds

Politico  

All told, at least 1 in 5 prospective Trump electors from battleground states this year had some connection to the scheme to overturn the 2020 election. There’s little reason to believe that Trump or his allies would attempt to reenact the false elector scheme, given the prolonged criminal proceedings against the fake electors and the maturation of the “Stop the …

Federal judge dismisses RNC lawsuit over Michigan voter records
2 months ago

Federal judge dismisses RNC lawsuit over Michigan voter records

The Independent  

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Chaos could result as election deniers get 'another bite at the apple': report
2 months ago

Chaos could result as election deniers get 'another bite at the apple': report

Raw Story  

More than a dozen Republicans who served as "fake electors" in 2020, including some who are facing criminal charges, are reportedly serving as official Donald Trump electors in battleground states this year, while another 16 electors from those states say president Joe Biden's election win was fraudulent. Altogether, election deniers and fake electors make up more than a third of …

4 voters charged with intentionally voting twice in Michigan primary election
2 months, 2 weeks ago

4 voters charged with intentionally voting twice in Michigan primary election

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Four people intentionally voted twice in Michigan’s summer primary election, the state attorney general said Friday as she announced felony charges against the suburban Detroit residents as well as part-time employees accused of enabling it to happen. “It’s shocking and simply unheard of,” Attorney General Dana Nessel said. The charges in St. Clair Shores come a month before …

Rudy Giuliani texted 2020 "fake electors" plot to the wrong number
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rudy Giuliani texted 2020 "fake electors" plot to the wrong number

Salon  

The 2020 fake electors plot failed in part because Rudy Giuliani texted the wrong number, according to the recent court filing by special counsel Jack Smith, The Guardian reported. At the time, Giuliani tried to persuade Republican officials in swing states where Trump lost to submit fake, alternate slates of electors so that the current Republican nominee could claim victory. …

Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court
3 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A judge has rejected a bid by Mark Meadows, former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, to move his charges in Arizona’s fake elector case to federal court, marking the second time he has failed in trying to get his charges out of state court. In a decision Monday, U.S. District Judge John Tuchi said Meadows missed …

Mark Meadows tries to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court
4 months, 1 week ago

Mark Meadows tries to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Donald Trump presidential chief of staff Mark Meadows wants to move his charges in Arizona’s fake electors case to federal court, just as he unsuccessfully tried to do last year in an election subversion case in Georgia. In a court filing made available on Wednesday, attorneys representing Meadows in Arizona asked a federal judge to move the …

Arizona 'fake elector' flips on GOP scheme to steal 2020 election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona 'fake elector' flips on GOP scheme to steal 2020 election

Raw Story  

Last week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes teased that one of the 11 "fake electors" charged in the scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election would flip in a deal with prosecutors. Loraine Pellegrino, the former president of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women, agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for reduced charges in the case, …

Judge dismisses criminal charges against Trump’s ‘fake electors’ in Nevada
6 months ago

Judge dismisses criminal charges against Trump’s ‘fake electors’ in Nevada

The Independent  

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Fake electors case dismissed against 6 Nevada Republicans
6 months ago

Fake electors case dismissed against 6 Nevada Republicans

Raw Story  

Charges have been dismissed against six Nevada so-called "fake electors" who were accused of submitting false votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020. District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus on Friday morning rejected prosecutors’ contention that Clark County was the appropriate county. Defense attorneys had said Carson City would be more appropriate — where the false signing ceremony was …

Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case
6 months ago

Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Lawyers Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis and former U.S. Senate candidate James Lamon have pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges in a case about trying to overturn former President Donald Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. Epshteyn, a Trump adviser, is accused of assisting Giuliani in carrying out the scheme to submit fake electors for Trump …

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Donald Trump presidential chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump 2020 Election Day operations director Michael Roman pleaded not guilty Friday in Phoenix to nine felony charges for their roles in an effort to overturn Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. The indictment alleges Meadows worked with other Trump campaign members to submit names of fake …

Felony Charges Filed Against Attorneys, Aide Who Worked For Trump During 2020 Campaign In Wisconsin
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Felony Charges Filed Against Attorneys, Aide Who Worked For Trump During 2020 Campaign In Wisconsin

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MADISON, Wis. — Felony forgery charges were filed in Wisconsin on Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The Wisconsin charges were brought against Trump’s attorney in the state, Jim Troupis, 62, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, 62, who was advising …

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Felony forgery charges were filed in Wisconsin on Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The Wisconsin charges were brought against Trump’s attorney in the state, Jim Troupis, 62, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, 62, who was advising the campaign and …

Wisconsin files felony charges against Trump attorneys, aide in fake-electors case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin files felony charges against Trump attorneys, aide in fake-electors case

LA Times  

Gen. Josh Kaul, shown in 2022, filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that Donald Trump had won the state in 2020. Gen. Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that then-President Trump had won the battleground state …

5 more Trump attorneys, aides publicly named in AZ fake elector indictment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

5 more Trump attorneys, aides publicly named in AZ fake elector indictment

Raw Story  

Attorney General Kris Mayes has released the names of five more people who were indicted by a grand jury for the part they played in Arizona’s 2020 fake elector scheme to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House. The five additional indictees are: Christina Bobb, the Republican National Committee’s senior counsel for election integrity and a former attorney …

Charges against Trump’s 2020 ‘fake electors’ are expected to deter a repeat this year
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Charges against Trump’s 2020 ‘fake electors’ are expected to deter a repeat this year

Associated Press  

An Arizona grand jury’s indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election. Justin Levitt, a former Department of Justice official who also worked in the Biden White House, noted the …

Giuliani advisor accuses Arizona of 'eviscerating the justice system'
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Giuliani advisor accuses Arizona of 'eviscerating the justice system'

Daily Mail  

A spokesperson for Rudy Giuliani insists the embattled mayor and former Trump attorney has no regrets about working to overturn the Arizona election results in 2020, despite being indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday. Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged …

11 'fake electors' from 2020, including Meadows and Giuliani, indicted in Arizona
7 months, 4 weeks ago

11 'fake electors' from 2020, including Meadows and Giuliani, indicted in Arizona

NPR  

11 'fake electors' from 2020, including Meadows and Giuliani, indicted in Arizona An Arizona grand jury has indicted a group of allies of former President Donald Trump for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election. CHANG: OK. SCHUTSKY: The 11 that were named are the so-called fake electors, the folks who, like some in …

Investigator says Trump, allies were uncharged co-conspirators in plot to overturn Michigan election
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Investigator says Trump, allies were uncharged co-conspirators in plot to overturn Michigan election

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A state investigator testified Wednesday that he considers former President Donald Trump and his White House chief of staff to be uncharged co-conspirators in a scheme to claim that he won Michigan in the 2020 election, despite Democrat Joe Biden’s clear victory. A defense attorney, Duane Silverthorn, offered a series of names and asked Shock if they were …

Meadows, Giuliani, 11 'fake electors' from 2020 are among those indicted in Arizona
8 months ago

Meadows, Giuliani, 11 'fake electors' from 2020 are among those indicted in Arizona

NPR  

Meadows, Giuliani, 11 'fake electors' from 2020 are among those indicted in Arizona Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images PHOENIX — An Arizona grand jury has indicted a slew of allies of former President Donald Trump for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election. The indictment also cites five …

Arizona indicts Meadows, Giuliani, 16 others in 2020 election fraud case
8 months ago

Arizona indicts Meadows, Giuliani, 16 others in 2020 election fraud case

LA Times  

Mark Meadows was described in the Arizona indictment only as former President Trump’s “chief of staff in 2020.” An Arizona grand jury has indicted Mark Meadows, who served as former President Trump’s chief of staff, and former Trump lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case. The indictment says that when he was unable to …

Nevada fake electors won’t stand trial until January 2025 under judge’s new schedule
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nevada fake electors won’t stand trial until January 2025 under judge’s new schedule

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of Nevada’s 2020 presidential election won’t be standing trial until early next year, a judge determined Monday. The defendants are state GOP chairman Michael McDonald, national party committee member Jim DeGraffenreid, Clark County party chair Jesse Law, Storey County clerk Jim Hindle, national …

Wisconsin fake elector settlement offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin fake elector settlement offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers

Associated Press  

Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and in other swing states, according to a lawsuit settlement reached Monday that makes public months of texts and emails. The documents show how Chesebro and Troupis, Trump’s attorney …

Republican Michigan elector testifies he never intended to make false public record
10 months, 1 week ago

Republican Michigan elector testifies he never intended to make false public record

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot after the 2020 presidential election testified Wednesday that he did not know how the electoral process worked and never intended to make a false public record. Fake electors in Michigan and six other battleground states sent certificates to Congress falsely declaring Trump the winner of the …

Fake Michigan Certificate of Votes mailed to U.S. Senate after 2020 presidential vote, official says
10 months, 1 week ago

Fake Michigan Certificate of Votes mailed to U.S. Senate after 2020 presidential vote, official says

Associated Press  

A fake Certificate of Votes was submitted to the U.S. Senate following Michigan’s 2020 presidential election, an official testified Tuesday during a preliminary hearing for six people facing forgery and other charges for allegedly serving as false electors. Investigators have said the group signed a document during a meeting at the Michigan Republican headquarters in December 2020, falsely stating they …

Michigan court rejects bid to bar Trump from 2024 ballot
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan court rejects bid to bar Trump from 2024 ballot

The Hindu  

The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to remove Donald Trump from the crucial swing state's primary ballot next year over his role in the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol. It was the latest in a series of bids to block Mr. Trump from appearing on primary ballots in multiple states under the 14th Amendment, which says …

Michigan Supreme Court rejects bid to remove Trump from 2024 primary ballot
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan Supreme Court rejects bid to remove Trump from 2024 primary ballot

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump will remain on the 2024 presidential primary ballot …

Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 primary ballot
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 primary ballot

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. “We are disappointed by the Michigan Supreme Court’s decision,” said Ron Fein, legal director of Free Speech for People, the liberal group that filed the suit to disqualify Trump in the state. “The ruling conflicts …

Michigan Supreme Court keeps Donald Trump on 2024 primary ballot
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan Supreme Court keeps Donald Trump on 2024 primary ballot

Al Jazeera  

US state’s top court refuses to hear appeal seeking to keep the ex-president from appearing on primary ballot. Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court on Wednesday said it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the primary …

Trump Michigan tape: RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel asked officials not to certify the election results.
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump Michigan tape: RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel asked officials not to certify the election results.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. … We will get you attorneys.” —Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, on a Nov. 17, 2020, phone call with two Republican officials about not certifying their county’s presidential election results It seems …

Michigan election chief sounds off dire warning about Trump after audio of pressure effort
1 year ago

Michigan election chief sounds off dire warning about Trump after audio of pressure effort

Raw Story  

Following the report that former President Donald Trump tried to pressure canvassers in Michigan to block certification of election results, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wrote a dire warning about the threat the former president still poses in The Daily Beast. "For me, the lowest moment in the post-election battle to protect Michigan’s accurate and legitimate election results in …

Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report says
1 year ago

Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report says

Associated Press  

Donald Trump pressured two election officials not to certify 2020 vote totals in a key Michigan county, according to a recording of a post-election phone call disclosed in a new report by The Detroit News. “We can’t let these people take our country away from us.” National GOP Chairwoman McDaniel, a Michigan native, reportedly said during the call: “If you …

Trump campaign lawyer testified in Nevada fake electors case to avoid prosecution, transcripts show
1 year ago

Trump campaign lawyer testified in Nevada fake electors case to avoid prosecution, transcripts show

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The lawyer who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign’s fake elector scheme in 2020 was a target in a criminal investigation in Nevada, but his name was removed from the indictment in exchange for his cooperation with authorities, according to newly released transcripts of secret grand jury proceedings in Las Vegas. The documents made public Sunday show that …

Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven’t faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run
1 year ago

Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven’t faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run

Associated Press  

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — Nearly two years after he signed documents attempting to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in Nevada, Jim Hindle thanked everyone gathered in a historic Nevada boomtown’s commission chambers and asked them to bear with him while he learned how to oversee elections in rural Storey County. But Hindle’s tenure in the heavily Republican county is part …

Trump Says Nevada Fake Electors Treated 'Unfairly' During Rally In Reno
1 year ago

Trump Says Nevada Fake Electors Treated 'Unfairly' During Rally In Reno

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RENO, Nev. — Former President Donald Trump called out three of Nevada’s fake electors Sunday, saying they’re being treated unfairly less than 24 hours before they are scheduled to be arraigned for signing certificates falsely stating Trump won the state in 2020. “A tremendous man, tremendous guy, gets treated so unfairly and he loves this country and …

Trump says Nevada fake electors treated ‘unfairly’ during rally in Reno
1 year ago

Trump says Nevada fake electors treated ‘unfairly’ during rally in Reno

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Former President Donald Trump called out three of Nevada’s fake electors Sunday, saying they’re being treated unfairly less than 24 hours before they are scheduled to be arraigned for signing certificates falsely stating Trump won the state in 2020. “A tremendous man, tremendous guy, gets treated so unfairly and he loves this country and he loves this …

Former Michigan GOP spokesperson testifies fake elector defendants were misled
1 year ago

Former Michigan GOP spokesperson testifies fake elector defendants were misled

Associated Press  

A former communications director for the Michigan GOP testified Thursday that he believes an attorney for then-President Donald Trump’s campaign “took advantage” of some of the 15 Republicans who face forgery and another charges for allegedly serving as false electors. Investigators have said the group signed a document during a meeting at the Michigan Republican headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, …

Six Republicans in Nevada charged in fake elector scheme to overturn Trump’s loss
1 year ago

Six Republicans in Nevada charged in fake elector scheme to overturn Trump’s loss

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nevada’s Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford announced felony charges on Wednesday, marking another round …

Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that President Biden won
1 year ago

Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that President Biden won

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won the battleground state have settled a civil lawsuit and admitted their actions were part of an effort to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory, attorneys who filed the case announced Wednesday. The 10 fake electors agreed …

6 'fake electors' for Trump are indicted in Nevada
1 year ago

6 'fake electors' for Trump are indicted in Nevada

NPR  

6 'fake electors' for Trump are indicted in Nevada Enlarge this image toggle caption L.E. Baskow/AP A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six individuals who submitted documents falsely attesting that they were the state's official presidential electors and that Donald Trump won Nevada in the 2020 election. So-called "fake electors" have now faced criminal charges in three swing states: …

Trump asks a court to prevent Michigan secretary of state from leaving his name off the 2024 ballot
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump asks a court to prevent Michigan secretary of state from leaving his name off the 2024 ballot

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump is asking a court to prevent Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from leaving his name off the 2024 primary ballot. A lawsuit in Colorado also is focusing on the Constitution’s “insurrection” clause to bar Trump from that state’s 2024 ballot. Monday’s Michigan …

Michigan fake elector has charges dropped after making cooperation deal: report
1 year, 2 months ago

Michigan fake elector has charges dropped after making cooperation deal: report

Raw Story  

Michigan fake elector James Renner has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, according to the Associated Press. Renner was among the 16 Republicans hit with charges including forgery following an ongoing investigation by Attorney General Dana Nessel. Michigan was one of seven states where fake electors signed a document claiming Donald Trump won their state in the 2020 election. Nessell spoke …

Michigan Republican charged in false elector plot agrees to cooperation deal
1 year, 2 months ago

Michigan Republican charged in false elector plot agrees to cooperation deal

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot had all criminal charges dropped Thursday after he and the state Attorney General’s office reached a cooperation deal. James Renner was one of 16 Republicans who acted as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, according to charges announced in July by Michigan Attorney General …

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