According to the Associated Press, Michigan is investigating individuals accused of making fraudulent statements about the 2020 presidential election to obtain money and publicity.
Democratic State Attorney Dana Nessel (Dana Nessel) in the Republican State Senator Ed McBroom (Ed McBroom) and Senate His oversight committee expressed concern about some people’s misrepresentation of the results of the elections in northern Antrim County.
The committee released a report on the results of the state’s elections on June 23 and concluded that although the former president was Michigan, “the results represent the true results of the Michigan people’s vote.” Donald Trump Claims of widespread voter fraud.
“Those who promote Antrim County are the main evidence of the nation’s conspiracy to steal election quotas, and all other statements and actions they made with zero credibility,” the report said, but did not specify who should be investigated.
However, the report did mention attorney Matthew DePerno. Earlier this year, a judge dismissed his election fraud lawsuit against the county.
The report also mentioned former state senator Patrick Kolbeck, who called the report “shoddy.” After the Dominion voting system threatened to take legal action against his claim that the election results were fraudulent, Kolbeck is seeking donations on his website to help him pay for the financial costs of legal protection.
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Election night results in rural Antrim County, which has approximately 23,000 residents, initially falsely showed local victory Joe Biden More than then President Donald Trump. But it was attributed to human error, not to any problem with the machine, and it has been corrected. Manual recalculation verified that the result is accurate.
Kolbeck called for condemnation of Republican senators in the group. DePeno accused the committee of “covering up” the election.
After Dominion Voting Systems threatened to take legal action against it, Colbeck asked for donations on his website because he falsely claimed that the election was stolen by manipulating the company’s machines. Dominion accused Kolbeck of “deliberately spreading discord in our democracy” and solicited “huge sums of money” from his company-more than $1 million.
The State Senate Committee also urged the Attorney General or Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to investigate the Wayne County Republican canvassers’ statement even though the canvassing committee has banned election officials from using poorly structured drop boxes for absentee ballots. The report called it a “serious violation.”
The Attorney General’s Office did not elaborate on the specific details of the investigation, saying it was a public investigation.
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