US EditionMichigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020
Judge Kristin D. Simmons ruled prosecutors failed to prove intent to defraud, dismissing felony charges of conspiracy and forgery against 15 Republicans accused of submitting false electoral votes.
- On Tuesday, District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons dismissed criminal charges against 15 accused electors who met at the Michigan GOP headquarters and falsely claimed to be Michigan's duly elected electors for President Donald Trump in 2020.
- The alternate electors effort was central to the federal indictment abandoned earlier this year, while Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges years ago and the case moved slowly through the courts.
- Under the relevant statutes, the prosecution failed to prove the electors intended to defraud, leading Judge Simmons to dismiss charges for insufficient evidence and legal standards.
- The dismissal represents a major blow to prosecutors and complicates broader fake-electors prosecutions, while related charges in Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin and Arizona continue.
- After nearly a year of hearings, Judge Kristen D. Simmons noted one cooperating defendant and GOP Elector James Renner's immunity, while critics recently cited Gateway Pundit's jury pool concerns.
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'Very wrong decision': Michigan AG reacts to judge tossing case against 15 accused fake electors for Trump
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — A group of so-called fake electors who tried to get Michigan's 2020 electoral votes directed to President Donald Trump had their charges dismissed Tuesday. District Court Judge Simmons said she saw no intent to commit fraud in the defendants’ actions. Whether they were “right, wrong or indifferent,” they “seriously believed” there were problems with the election, the judge said. “I believe they were executing their consti…
Michigan war against alternate electors from disputed 2020 presidential vote DISMISSED! * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
A 2020 presidential ballot featuring President Donald J. Trump against Joe Biden (Photo by Joe Kovacs) In a stunning development out of the leftist-run state of Michigan, a judge there has abruptly dismissed the state’s lawfare charges against those individuals who offered themselves as alternate electors, for President Donald Trump, during the disputed 2020 presidential election. Democrat officials in the state had claimed that they were guilty…
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