Michigan mentioned in Georgia grand jury's Trump indictment

(Detroit Free Press) Michigan features prominently in a Georgia grand jury's indictment of former President Donald Trump and his allies in an alleged conspiracy to steal the 2020 election.

The indictment, released Monday, references lies about the administration of Michigan's election in the last presidential race, an effort to convince Michigan lawmakers to interfere in the election and the apparent involvement of prominent pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell in an examination of voting equipment in a Michigan county targeted by election conspiracists in the wake of 2020.

Here's a look at the role Michigan plays in the conspiracy charges brought against Trump and 18 others after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launched her probe of the former president and his effort to fight his loss in 2020.

Michigan election lies referenced

The indictment references several false claims made by Trump and others. It states that Trump made false claims about fraud in the 2020 election during his meeting at the White House in November 2020 with Michigan's then-Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, and the state's then-House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering. .................(more)

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