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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levine

Sixteen people charged in Michigan 2020 false elector scheme

Michigan’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, announced the charges on Tuesday.
Michigan’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, announced the charges on Tuesday. Photograph: Max Ortiz/AP

Sixteen people who signed paperwork falsely claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election in Michigan have been criminally charged, Michigan’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, a Democrat, announced on Tuesday.

Michigan was one of several swing states that Trump lost in 2020 in which he and his legal team convened alternate slates of electors as part of an effort to overturn the election. The Tuesday charges mark the first time any of the electors have been charged.

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