A group of Michigan Republicans facing felony charges accusing them of attempting to help overturn the 2020 election were reportedly “guided” by lawyers from former President Donald Trump’s campaign as they planned to use a slate of fake electors in an attempt to secure Trump’s victory, the former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party said in a 2020 interview recently uncovered by CNN.
“I’m an elector for Donald Trump from the Michigan Republican Party,” Meshawn Maddock said during a Dec. 16, 2020, interview on the right-wing, Lansing-based Steve Gruber Show. “I, along with the other 15 electors, were guided by legal minds – attorneys for our president, some very incredible constitutional attorneys – I’ve never in my whole life appreciated legal minds and attorneys before.”
Here’s what we know about the charges against the 2020 Michigan fake electors
After Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges Tuesday against 16 Michigan residents tied to a scheme to submit false electoral votes in support of former President Donald Trump, elections experts and GOP officials are responding to the charges. “My department has prosecuted numerous cases of election law violations throughout my tenure, and it would … Continue reading Here’s what we know about the charges against the 2020 Michigan fake electors
“I can tell you that in the last few weeks, just some incredible minds,” continued Maddock. “And from what I understand, you know, you have the federal...
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