BY TYLER DURDEN
TUESDAY, SEP 09, 2025 – 07:40 PM
A Michigan judge on Tuesday threw out a case against 15 republicans accused of falsely trying to certify the 2020 election for Donald Trump.
Simmons noted that the charges against the 15 Republicans are part of a fraud case – which requires that prosecutors "prove intent," adding that she does not believe "that there’s evidence sufficient to prove intent" of fraud.
Prior to her decision, Simmons said "[State prosecutors] would like the court to believe that these named defendants were savvy or sophisticated enough to understand fully the electoral process, which the court does disagree [with] because the document that was presented doesn’t even align with the level of sophistication that they want me to believe."
As the Epoch Times notes further, Simmons noted that a main witness in the case said that “there was no intent to defraud … and that all of the proposed Republican electors that he encountered were trying to do what they believed was the right thing.”
All of the defendants pleaded not guilty in 2023 when the charges were brought against them by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Initially, there were 16 defendants, but one defendant’s charges were dropped after that defendant cooperated with the office, according to court documents.
Each member of the group, which included a few high-profile members of the Republican Party in Michigan, faced eight charges of forgery and conspiracy to commit election forgery. The top felony charges carry a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.
Source:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/judge-tosses-case-against-15-accused-false-trump-electors-2020