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A Michigan judge has dismissed criminal charges against 15 people who 
signed false certificates saying Donald Trump won the state's electoral 
votes in 2020. Trump lost the state and the presidency to Joe Biden.

It's the latest loss in prosecutors' efforts to hold accountable people 
associated with Trump's attempt to overturn his election loss.

In May, an Arizona judge sent that state's so-called "fake elector" case 
back to a grand jury. The Nevada case is stuck in a jurisdictional appeal 
after a court dismissed the case last year. In Georgia, the Fulton County 
district attorney's office is fighting to keep its prosecution alive after 
a court ruled that the DA's office should be removed from the case.

And, notably, the federal election interference case against Trump himself 
was dropped when he was reelected president.

In Michigan, Judge Kristen Simmons dismissed the charges during a court 
hearing Tuesday, citing a lack of evidence.

"This is a fraud case, and we have to prove intent," the judge said. "And 
I don't believe there's evidence sufficient to prove intent."

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, announced the charges 
more than two years ago. Sixteen people were originally indicted, but 
charges were dropped against one of them in exchange for their 
cooperation.

As Nessel's office said in a statement in 2023: "These defendants are 
alleged to have met covertly in the basement of the Michigan Republican 
Party headquarters on December 14th [2020], and signed their names to 
multiple certificates stating they were the 'duly elected and qualified 
electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America 
for the State of Michigan.'"

Some pro-Trump 2020 electors have defended their actions by saying they 
were merely doing so in case Trump's challenges of the election were 
successful.

In an appearance with reporters Tuesday, Nessel criticized the judge's 
ruling and stood by her prosecution.

"The evidence was clear: They lied. They knew they lied," she said of the 
defendants. "And they tried to steal the votes of millions of 
Michiganders."

Nessel said her office is "evaluating" a decision about appealing.

Michigan Republican Party Chair Jim Runestad said in a statement that the 
dismissal "is not only a huge win for these electors but also for justice 
itself."

Michigan Public's Steve Carmody contributed reporting.


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