Michigan attorney general charges fake Trump electors over alleged 2020 election crimes – By Dan Mangan (CNBC) / July 17, 2023
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel criminally charged 16 so-called “fake electors” for Donald Trump in an allegedly fraudulent effort to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 election.
- Nessel called the plan by the Michigan defendants, most of whom are active in Republican politics, “an effort to undermine democracy.”
- Separately, Trump said special counsel Jack Smith notified him he’s a target in a federal criminal probe over attempts to overturn the election.
Michigan’s attorney general on Tuesday criminally charged 16 so-called “fake electors” for former President Donald Trump, accusing them of a fraudulent effort to reverse President Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 election.
The 16 people each face eight charges, including election law forgery, uttering and publishing and conspiracy, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a video announcement.
Nessel called the alleged plan “an effort to undermine democracy.” Several of the accused are active in Republican politics.
The case is the first time that any members of fake Electoral College slates for Trump have been criminally charged. Nessel’s announcement also came hours after Trump said that Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith has designated him a target in a federal criminal probe of attempts to undo the ex-president’s loss in 2020.
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