An investigation in Michigan claims that a Trump-backed candidate for attorney general orchestrated an illegal plan to access voting machines.
Nessel’s office in its petition said that evidence uncovered in its probe found digital IDs matching the illegally seized voting machines that DePerno used as evidence in the lawsuit.
Trump quickly embraced DePerno, giving him his endorsement nearly a year ago. He later hosted a fundraiser for DePerno at Mar-a-Lago and campaigned for him in Michigan. Trump at the event touted DePerno as a candidate who would root out alleged “shenanigans” in the state’s elections. DePerno’s campaign “categorically” denied the allegations made by Nessel’s office, calling the petition an “incoherent liberal fever dream” and accusing Nessel of using tax dollars to target her opponent.
. There were similar breaches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, and Colorado. Republican election officials have also sought to meddle in vote-counting this year, refusing to certify primary results or count all valid votes in at least three states.interview last month. “It’s multi-year, multi-faceted … not just pressuring election officials, but pressuring local elected officials as well.”
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