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Coverage dated August 9, 2023

Michigan’s fake GOP electors to be arraigned on state charges

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By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Most of the 16 Michigan Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020 will be arraigned Thursday and are expected to plead not guilty to the first-of-their-kind felony charges.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Michigan’s fake GOP electors to be arraigned on state charges (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Most of the 16 Michigan Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020 will be arraigned Thursday and are expected to plead not guilty to the first-of-their-kind felony charges.

  2. Michigan Advance

    Michigan fake electors arraigned in Lansing court Thursday ⋆ Michigan Advance (opens Michigan Advance)

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    Several individuals charged by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel with multiple felonies for submitting false electoral counts in 2020 in support of then-President Donald Trump appeared in a Lansing court Thursday.

  3. WRBL Columbus

    More Michigan Republicans accused of being fake electors for Trump plead not guilty (opens WRBL Columbus)

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    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — All 16 Michigan Republicans accused in a fake elector scheme to keep former President Donald Trump in power are challenging the charges, after the final nine either pleaded no…

  4. ABC 12 Flint

    Michigan’s fake GOP electors arraigned on state charges (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    The 16 Michigan Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020 have pleaded not guilty to the first-of-their-kind felony charges stemming from the Trump-backed election subversion plot.

  5. Fox2 Detroit

    16 Michigan Republicans charged with being fake electors for Trump all plead not guilty (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    All 16 Michigan Republicans accused in a fake elector scheme to keep former President Donald Trump in power are challenging the charges, after the final nine either pleaded not guilty or had a judge enter the pleas on their behalf Thursday in state court.

  6. CBS News

    All 16 Michigan Republicans accused of being fake electors for Trump plead not guilty (opens CBS News)

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    All 16 alleged fake electors​ have pleaded not guilty for their involvement in a plot to award Michigan's electoral votes​ to former President Donald Trump.

  7. Bridge Michigan

    Nine fake electors arraigned in Michigan: What to know about the case (opens Bridge Michigan)

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    In all, 16 Republican activists are facing felonies on charges they submitted false paperwork asserting Donald Trump won Michigan in an effort to keep him in the White House.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Michigan Republicans on state's 'fake electors' slate plead not guilty (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the 16 people who have been charged for signing certificates claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 presidential election have been arraigned and pleaded not guilty.

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