DETROIT – We are now around three months away from an election that refuses to settle into anything resembling a normal midterm.
Nationally, the dial remained turned up to an 11 with the search of former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago. Back here, we’ve got the very unusual circumstance of the incumbent attorney general seeking a special prosecutor to investigate the man who appears to be her November opponent.
State Republicans will gather in about two weeks, and it seems likely they’ll nominate Attorney Matt DePerno as their AG candidate. But who knows, because some Republicans are wondering if that’s a good idea now that Dana Nessel has the wheels turning on DePerno -- and the evidence on paper is compelling.
DePerno, a lawyer, has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The political newcomer supports Trump’s false claims about his 2020 loss in the swing state to President Joe Biden. DePerno was endorsed by Michigan Republicans at their state convention in April. He will be officially nominated at a second convention later this month, but that was considered a formality.
DePerno is a challenge for Michigan political reporters.
We’ve all reported time and time again that there is absolutely no proof of widespread voter fraud, and yet that’s his story and he’s sticking to it, especially since it landed him the endorsement of Donald Trump.
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