"This is a fraud case, and [you] have to prove intent, District Court Judge Kristen Simmons said in court, according to the Michigan Advance. And I don't believe that there's evidence sufficient to prove intent."
"The evidence was clear. They lied. They knew they lied, and they tried to steal the votes of millions of Michiganders, Nessel said. And if they can get away with this, well, what can't they get away with next?"
"Nessel and her prosecution team filed the charges in mid-2023, claiming the 15 Republicans knowingly committed forgery when they submitted a signed document claiming Trump beat Biden in their state in December 2020; Biden beat Trump in Michigan in 2020 by approximately 150,000 votes."
District Court Judge Kristen Simmons ruled prosecutors failed to show the fifteen Michigan fake electors had the criminal intent required for fraud, blocking a trial on forgery and related felony charges. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel had charged the group in mid-2023 with eight felony counts, alleging they knowingly submitted a forged alternate electoral certificate claiming Trump won Michigan in December 2020; Biden won Michigan by about 150,000 votes. The defendants met at state GOP headquarters, signed an alternate document, and submitted it to the National Archives and U.S. Senate. The judge noted the document lacked the governor's signature and a bogus seal, concluding it was an alternate, not an official, certificate. Nessel condemned the ruling and maintained the defendants lied and attempted to steal votes.
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