According to the Michigan attorney general’s investigation, the group of Republicans sent false documents to the U.S. Capitol, claiming to be “the duly elected and qualified Electors” for Michigan, cast the state’s 16 electoral votes for Trump and then Vice President Mike Pence.
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Here’s How Michigan Factors into Trump’s Indictment for the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Attack
As it has since his election in 2016, Michigan has again played a prominent role with the ongoing saga of former President Donald Trump.
16 Michigan Republicans Charged With Felonies in 2020 Fake Elector Scheme
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged 16 residents in the state in the investigation into a false electors scheme following the 2020 presidential election.
Michigan Senate Passes $79.6 Billion Budget Plan, Spending Less Than the House Version
The Democratic-led Michigan Senate on Thursday passed its version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget.
New: Former Republicans Seek to Create New Centrist Party and Utilize Fusion Voting in Michigan
Calling the alliance of disaffected Republicans and moderate Democrats “short-term triage,” a former leader of Michigan Republicans says he and other pro-democracy conservatives plan to form a new party and then challenge the state’s ban on what’s known as fusion voting.
Bills Would Overhaul Statue of Limitations for Sexual Assault, Establish Survivors Bill of Rights
Lawmakers on Thursday announced they are reintroducing laws they say will help fix Michigan’s broken process for sexual assault crimes.