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Coverage dated August 7, 2022

Report: Michigan AG seeks special prosecutor in 2020 probe

Headline from KAAL Rochester

The candidate and others orchestrated an illegal plan to access voting machines, according to the investigation.

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    Report: Michigan AG seeks special prosecutor in 2020 probe (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Published reports say the Michigan Attorney General’s office is asking that a special prosecutor investigate whether the Republican candidate for state attorney general and others should be charged in connection

  2. NBC News

    Michigan AG probe alleges GOP opponent involved in unauthorized voting machine access (opens NBC News)

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    Dana Nessel’s office is seeking a special prosecutor to avoid a conflict of interest in the case, which alleges “one of the prime instigators of the conspiracy” was Matthew DePerno, the Trump-backed presumptive GOP nominee set to challenge her in the fall.

  3. CBS News

    Michigan AG seeks special prosecutor for probe involving 2020 election machines and her likely fall opponent: report (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Dana Nessel may face one of the people she wants investigated in the election this fall.

  4. CNN

    Trump-backed GOP candidate for Michigan AG under criminal investigation for possibly tampering with voting machines, docs say (opens CNN)

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    Michigan's Democratic attorney general is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate her Donald Trump-backed challenger after finding evidence linking him to a potentially criminal plot to seize and tamper with voting machines used in the 2020 election, according to a letter obtained by CNN and…

  5. Politico

    Michigan AG calls for special prosecutor in case now involving her Trump-backed opponent (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Dana Nessel’s office says it’s uncovered evidence tying the GOP candidate running to unseat her to a scheme to seize and tamper with voting machines.

  6. Truthout

    Michigan Probe Links Trump-Backed Attorney General Candidate to Voting Breach (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The candidate and others orchestrated an illegal plan to access voting machines, according to the investigation.

  7. Insider

    Trump-backed Michigan attorney general candidate was 'one of the prime instigators' in a plot to breach voting machines, AG says (opens Insider)

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    AG Dana Nessel is asking a special prosecutor to probe "a coordinated plan" to breach the machines GOP candidate Matt DePerno is accused of leading.

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