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Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged 16 Republicans with multiple felonies after they are alleged to have submitted false certificates stating they were the state’s presidential electors despite Joe

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  1. Washington Times

    Michigan charges 16 fake Trump electors with election law, forgery felonies (opens Washington Times)

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    Michigan’s attorney general is charging 16 Republicans with multiple felonies after they are alleged to have submitted false certificates stating they were the state’s presidential electors despite Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in 2020.

  2. ABC 30 Fresno

    Michigan AG announces felony charges against 'fake electors' in 2020 election plot (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    The 16 electors allegedly met "covertly" in the basement of the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Dec. 14 and signed their names to multiple certificates stating they were the duly elected electors.

  3. PoliticusUSA

    Michigan Charges 16 Trump Fake Electors With 8 Felonies (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    It is being reported that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has criminally charged 16 Trump fake electors with 8 felonies that if convicted would carry decades in prison.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with felonies (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    LANSING, Mich. >> Michigan’s attorney general filed felony charges today against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, accusing them of submitting false certificates confirming they were legitimate electors despite Joe Biden’s victory in the state.

  5. NPR

    Michigan's attorney general charges 16 people in fake elector scheme (opens NPR)

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    The so-called fake electors signed documents falsely attesting that Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election.

  6. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged 16 Republicans with multiple felonies after they are alleged to have submitted false certificates stating they were the state’s presidential electors despite Joe

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Michigan attorney general charges fake Trump electors over alleged 2020 election crimes (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Donald Trump is also under criminal investigation by special counsel Jack Smith over efforts to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden.

  8. Hot Air

    Breaking: Michigan indicts 16 people in "fake electors" case from 2020 election (opens Hot Air)

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    The Michigan attorney general announced felony charges on Tuesday against 16 people in a case involving Trump supporters’ attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in the state by convening a fals...

  9. The Guardian

    Sixteen people charged in Michigan 2020 false elector scheme (opens The Guardian)

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    The charges were announced by the state’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, on Tuesday

  10. Shore News Network

    Michigan Attorney General Charges 16 ‘Fake Electors’ For Trump During 2020 Election (opens Shore News Network)

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    Michigan Attorney General Charges 16 ‘Fake Electors’ For Trump During 2020 Election Arjun Singh on July 18, 2023 Democratic Michigan Attorney General Dana

  11. Rolling Stone

    Michigan Charges 16 'False Electors' in 2020 Election Scheme (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Michigan AG Dana Nessel has brought criminal charges against individuals involved in a widespread scheme to subvert the Electoral College vote

  12. Insider

    Michigan announces felony charges for 16 Trump-backed electors who tried to overturn the election (opens Insider)

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    Among those facing charges for the Trump-backed elector scheme is former Michigan Republican Party co-Chairwoman Meshawn Maddock.

  13. New York Times

    Michigan Charges 16 in False Elector Scheme to Overturn Trump’s 2020 Loss (opens New York Times)

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    Among those facing felony charges was Meshawn Maddock, a Trump ally and the co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party at the time.

  14. Forbes

    Michigan Charges Fake Electors Who Tried To Overturn 2020 Election (opens Forbes)

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    Sixteen people were charged with eight different crimes related to their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Michigan.

  15. CNN

    Michigan AG charges participants in 2020 fake elector plot (opens CNN)

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    Sixteen fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election have been charged with crimes, state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday.

  16. CNN

    What we know about the 16 fake electors charged in Michigan (opens CNN)

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    State prosecutors in Michigan announced criminal charges Tuesday against the 16 Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020, a watershed moment in the still-ongoing federal and state investigations into the 2020 election aftermath.

  17. Bridge Michigan

    Sixteen Michigan Trump loyalists face felonies in ‘false elector’ scheme (opens Bridge Michigan)

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    Attorney General Dana Nessel brings charges against former state GOP chair, others. One defendant says the charges amount to a ‘political attack.’

  18. Anchorage Daily News

    Michigan criminally charges 16 Republicans for claiming to be electors for Trump after 2020 election (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    All 16 will face eight criminal charges each, including two counts of forgery.

  19. CBS News

    Michigan attorney general announces charges against 16 "false electors" (opens CBS News)

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    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against 16 people accused of being part of a false electors scheme in the 2020 general election.

  20. Talking Points Memo

    Michigan AG Hits 16 Fake Electors With Felony Charges (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday brought felony charges against the 16 fake electors who were involved in Donald Trump's effort to reverse his loss in the state following the 2020…

  21. CBS News

    16 Michigan residents face felony charges for false elector scheme after 2020 election (opens CBS News)

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    Attorney General Dana Nessel said their actions "undermined the public's faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan."

  22. NBC News

    Michigan attorney general charges 'false electors' over efforts to overturn the 2020 election (opens NBC News)

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    Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be "duly elected and qualified electors" for the state of Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.

  23. Politico

    Michigan AG charges 16 GOP activists who falsely claimed to be electors in bid to aid Trump (opens Politico)

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    The charges brought by Nessel are the first Jan. 6-related charges against any top Republican Party figures who assisted Trump’s effort.

  24. Mother Jones

    Michigan AG charges 16 people for roles in 2020 fake elector scheme (opens Mother Jones)

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    "They weren’t the duly elected and qualified electors, and each of the defendants knew it."

  25. Wall Street Journal

    Michigan Charges 16 People With Acting as False Electors for Trump in 2020 (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Attorney general says GOP electors sought to undermine democracy

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