Cleared of charges stemming from the 2020 election, a group of Republicans file notice of intent to sue Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel over alleged ‘malicious intent.’
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Case closed on Michigan’s ‘false electors.’ Dana Nessel won’t appeal dismissal
Michigan’s attorney general won’t pursue appeal after a court dismissed charges against a group of Republican ‘false electors’ who falsely claimed Donald Trump won Michigan in 2020.
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Stefanie Lambert, ex-clerk to stand trial in Michigan election tampering case
Pro-Trump attorney Stefanie Lambert and former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott are headed to trial after an investigation related to Michigan’s 2020 presidential election
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Trump pardons Michigan false electors, allies who challenged his 2020 loss
As President Donald Trump pardons Michigan ‘false electors,’ Attorney General Dana Nessel says she is still considering whether to appeal the dismissal of state-level charges.
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Michigan Republican dies hours after beating false elector charges. Case took a ‘toll’
John Haggard suffered a stroke and died hours after learning a judge dismissed charges against him in Michigan’s so-called fake electors case. The prosecution ‘never should have happened,’ his wife said.
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Michigan false electors case dismissed, Nessel not ruling out appeal
A Lansing judge dismissed felony charges against 15 Michigan Republicans who had been charged in a so-called false electors scheme following the 2020 presidential election.
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Matt DePerno runs for Michigan attorney general again despite felony charges
DePerno lost in 2022 despite a Trump endorsement. He was charged in 2023 with tampering with a voting machine.
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Two years after charges, Michigan’s 2020 'fake electors' case drags on
Fifteen Michigan Republicans accused of trying to help overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss still don’t know whether they’ll head to trial. A judge has scheduled a hearing for September.
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2020 election skeptic to head Michigan House election integrity committee
State Rep. Rachelle Smit, R-Martin, says the panel’s ‘first order of business’ is the GOP-led effort to amend the state Constitution to require voters to show proof of citizenship.
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Meet the one Michigan county that predicted Trump’s rise, fall and return
Saginaw is the only Michigan county to vote for every presidential winner since 2008, including Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden — and Trump again. Local experts explain why.