LaffyJul 18, 2023

šŸ‘‰šŸ¼#BREAKING: #Michigan attorney general charges 'false electors' over efforts to overturn the 2020 election

Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be "duly elected and qualified electors" for the state of Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
#legal #Jan6 1/...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/michigan-attorney-general-charges-false-electors-efforts-overturn-2020-rcna94838

Michigan attorney general charges 'false electors' over efforts to overturn the 2020 election

Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be "duly elected and qualified electors" for the state of Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said on Tuesday.

NBC News
Show threadRichard RatheJul 18, 2023

@GottaLaff

Glad this is happening, but Iā€™ll never understand why it took so long?! šŸ˜•

Show threadLaffy
@richardrathe Because it takes time to collect enough evidence and testimony to present to a grand jury or a judge for a winnable case.
Jul 18, 2023 at 9:50pmWeb
Show threadRichard RatheJul 19, 2023

@GottaLaff

Iā€™m sure that is true, but didnā€™t they also get a late start (like the Feds)?

It just seems to me to be so important not to have #FakeElectors in future elections!

Show threadLaffyJul 19, 2023
@richardrathe I highly doubt she was dawdling.
Show threadRichard RatheJul 19, 2023

@GottaLaff

I agree. Not really a criticism of a specific prosecutorā€¦ but seems like the #FakeElector prosecutions could have started before the Congressional committee, etc. These #GOP operatives basically committed fraud in 2020, it is now 2023. How hard can it be? Feels a year late to me. As long as it gets done before 2024 I'm okay with it. šŸ™‚

Show threadLaffyJul 19, 2023
@richardrathe The legal system moves very slowly, as does evidence collecting. It really isn't "how hard can it be?" at all.. It's very hard to build a truly winnable case, get the testimony and documentation you need. We have no idea what it took, nor how long. I remember it took some time before the scheme was even figured out and exposed.
Show threadRichard RatheJul 20, 2023

@GottaLaff

Agree to disagree agreeably in this case...

1) Alleged criminal activity took place in a very narrow time window preceding #JAN6.

2) The frontline perps met illegally in some of the states.

3) They created documents and SIGNED THEIR NAMES (!) to those documents.

4) They then fraudulently sent those documents to the National Archives, which rejected them.

What's more is necessary? Names, dates, activities, documentsā€¦ should be a slam dunk for the frontline conspirators.

I know this is less slam dunk in the states where they put in a clause about it "being a contingency plan." In the others, they just flat out attempted fraud.

I know that there may be other higher ups who need to be investigated, but "little steps"...šŸ™‚

One man's opinion.