Michigan AG won’t appeal decision to drop charges against 2020 ‘false electors’
Michigan’s so-called “false electors” case is over after Attorney General Dana Nessel announced March 9 she would not appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss the charges faced by 16 individuals who signed documents attempting to certify Michigan’s slate of electors for Donald Trump in 2020, despite Joe Biden’s victory in the state, Votebeat reports.
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