Michigan'sDemocratic Attorney General has called for a special counsel to investigate Republican rivals endorsed byDonald Trump. helped orchestrate attempts to illegally seize and gain access to voting equipment, fueled by conspiracy theories that the 2020 presidential election was ruined by fraud.
Dana Nessel found Republican candidate Matthew Deperno "adjusted to gain access to vote tallyers," following a months-long investigation by the Michigan State Police. We announced the investigation after discovering that we adjusted the planned plan. According to her petition to the special counsel.
Her office issued a request on her Aug. 5 to avoid a conflict of interest in this case. According to the petition first reported by Politico,[14] [15] .
"There was no conflict of interest when this investigation began. However, during the course of the investigation, the fact that Deperno was one of the main instigators of the conspiracy came to light," she wrote in her petition.
According to the letter, Illegal possession of a voting machine used in elections carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
Mr. DePerno's campaign statement dismissed the allegations as "an incoherent liberal fever lie dream" and said he "strongly denies" the allegations.
DePerno has emerged as a major figure in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, joining the former president and his supporters in amplifying baseless fraud-related conspiracy theories, I questioned the results. He is one of those Republican vetoes who are running for key offices that will largely oversee election administration in battleground states.
He raised tens of thousands of dollars in a lawsuit against Antrim County, Michigan, for failing to resolve a tallying error that Trump and his supporters falsely claimed as evidence of fraud. But the false allegations were cited in Trump's unissued executive order calling on the military to seize voting machinesacross the United States, a draft of which was revealed by the House Select Committee investigating the attack. was made at the US Capitol.
Mr. DePerno was also involved in a so-called "audit" of election results in Maricopa County, Arizona, confirming Joe Biden's victory in the state and telling Michigan to do the same about the state's results. requested a review of
Last year, Mr. Trump endorsed Mr. DePerno, but he embarrassed for him at his April rally in Michigan.
"He will ensure law and order and fair elections," the former president said earlier this month at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas. . "It's an important race."
