{"id":1976660,"date":"2023-07-18T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T23:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-ag-charging-16-trump-supporters-with-eight-felonies-each-this-is-a-monstrous-injustice\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T19:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T23:38:14","slug":"michigan-ag-charging-16-trump-supporters-with-eight-felonies-each-this-is-a-monstrous-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-ag-charging-16-trump-supporters-with-eight-felonies-each-this-is-a-monstrous-injustice\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan AG files eight felony charges against 16 Trump supporters, sparking outrage."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-ag-charging-16-trump-supporters-with-eight-felonies-each-this-is-a-monstrous-injustice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976660&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Michigan \u200cAG Charging\u2063 16 \u2062Trump Supporters \u200bwith Eight Felonies \u2063Each: &#8216;This Is\u200c a \u200dMonstrous\u2062 Injustice&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Sixteen Michigan supporters of former \u200cPresident \u2063Donald \u2062Trump are facing \u200bfelony charges for their roles\u2064 in \u200dTrump\u2019s unsuccessful effort\u200d to \u200cprove that\u2062 the 2020 presidential election\u2064 was tainted by fraud.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, State Attorney \u2064General Dana Nessel announced \u200cthe charges on her \u200b<a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ag\/news\/press-releases\/2023\/07\/18\/michigan-attorney-general-dana-nessel-charges-16-false-electors\"\u2062 target=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, calling \u2063the\u2062 16 defendants, who \u2062range in age from \u200b55 to 82,\u2063 participants\u2064 in an \u201calleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-asking-for-testimony-from-pence-in-jan-6-investigation\/\" title=\"DOJ Asking for Testimony from Pence in Jan. 6 Investigation\">false electors<\/a> \u200dscheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The charges come on the \u200csame day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-receives-horrifying-news-special-counsel-jack-smith-regarding-jan-6-grand-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> announced he expects to be\u200c indicted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-ag-charging-16-trump-supporters-with-eight-felonies-each-this-is-a-monstrous-injustice\/\" title=\"Michigan AG files eight felony charges against 16 Trump supporters, sparking outrage.\">federal grand \u200djury investigating<\/a>\u2062 the Capitol incursion \u200dand Trump\u2019s efforts to prove there\u200c was fraud \u2063in the presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>The charges were condemned\u200b on social media, with one poster noting, \u200b<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Look\u2063 at their \u200cages, too. \u2063This\u200c is a monstrous \u200cinjustice. <a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ipl2rqM6y2\">https:\/\/t.co\/ipl2rqM6y2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bThe\u200c Columbia Bugle  (@ColumbiaBugle) <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColumbiaBugle\/status\/1681400962878001152?\">July 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"\u200c lang=\"en\">Each defendant\u200b has\u200d been \u2063charged with:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 One count \u2063of Conspiracy to Commit Forgery, a\u200d 14-year \u2064felony<br \/>\n\u2022\u2063 Two counts of Forgery, a 14-year felony<br \/>\n\u2022 \u2062One count\u200b of\u200b Conspiracy \u2064to Commit Uttering\u200b and Publishing, \u200da \u206414-year felon<br \/>\n\u2022 One count\u2062 of Uttering \u2064and \u2062Publishing, a \u200c14-year felony\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e7yuDzUpmx\">https:\/\/t.co\/e7yuDzUpmx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Griffin \u200b(@kylegriffin1) <a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylegriffin1\/status\/1681398445347618830?\">July 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Nessel\u2019s website, all sixteen defendants face \u2063one \u200dcount\u200d of \u2064Conspiracy \u2064to \u200cCommit Forgery, \u2063two counts of\u200b Forgery,\u200d one count of\u2064 Conspiracy to Commit Uttering and Publishing, one count\u200c of Uttering \u200band\u2063 Publishing, one\u2062 count of \u200cConspiracy \u2063to Commit\u2063 Election\u200d Law \u200bForgery and two\u2064 counts \u2064of \u2062Election \u2062Law \u200cForgery<\/p>\n<p>If\u200d convicted \u200don all the charges, the \u200cdefendants \u2063could each face 85 \u200cyears\u200c in \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-leslie-van-houten-follower-cult-leader-charles-manson-released-california-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">prison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div \u2064id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should these\u200b charges\u200c have ever \u2064been filed?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting \u200cthis poll \u200dentitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of \u200dcharge. You\u2064 may opt out at anytime.\u200c You\u200d also agree to \u2064our \u2062<a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u2062id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display:\u2064 none\">\n\t\t<div\u200b id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 0% \u200d(0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div \u200cid=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width:\u200b 100%\">\n\t\t\tNo:\u200b 100% (1 \u2063Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe\u200b false electors\u2019 \u2063actions undermined the\u200d public\u2019s faith\u200c in the integrity of our\u200c elections and, we believe, also plainly \u2062violated the laws by \u2063which we administer our\u200d elections in Michigan,\u201d she \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Nessel claimed, \u201cIt\u200d would be malfeasance of\u200c the greatest \u2063magnitude if my department failed\u2062 to act here \u200din the face of overwhelming \u200cevidence of\u200b an organized\u200b effort to circumvent\u2062 the \u200dlawfully\u2062 cast \u2062ballots\u2064 of millions \u200bof\u200d Michigan\u2064 voters \u2063in a \u200cpresidential\u2062 election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nessel\u2063 said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-backed-republican-candidate-surges-within-touching-distance-michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16\u200b people \u2064charged<\/a>\u200b met in\u2063 secret before \u2064signing \u200btheir names on\u200d \u201cmultiple \u2063certificates stating \u200bthey were the \u200b\u2018duly\u200b elected and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-ag-absolutely-enough-evidence-to-charge-2020-gop-electors-seemingly-part-of-a-bigger-conspiracy\/\" title=\"Michigan AG: \u2018Absolutely\u2019 Enough Evidence To Charge 2020 GOP Electors, Seemingly \u2018Part Of A Bigger Conspiracy\u2019\">qualified electors<\/a> for President and\u2064 Vice\u200d President of \u200dthe United\u2063 States \u2064of \u2063America for \u2064the \u200dState\u2064 of Michigan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p \u200ddir=\"ltr\"\u2064 lang=\"en\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIAttyGen?\">@MIAttyGen<\/a>\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dananessel?\">@dananessel<\/a> announced felony charges against 16 Michigan residents for their\u200b role in the alleged false electors scheme following the 2020\u200d U.S.\u200d presidential election. Read more \u200c <a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ODhkAQfXNP\">https:\/\/t.co\/ODhkAQfXNP<\/a> \/1\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u5riNpTD5I\">pic.twitter.com\/u5riNpTD5I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Michigan\u2062 Attorney General \u200cDana\u200c Nessel (@MIAttyGen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIAttyGen\/status\/1681399621644431360?\">July 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She\u200c said they face\u2063 charges \u2062because \u201cthere was no legal authority \u2064for\u200d the false electors to \u200bpurport\u200c to act as \u200c\u2018duly\u2062 elected presidential electors\u2019 and execute\u2063 the false \u2063electoral documents,\u201d Nessel said, adding, \u201cEvery serious challenge to the\u2064 election\u200d had\u200c been\u200d denied, dismissed or \u200cotherwise rejected\u200b by\u200b the \u2064time the false electors convened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nessel said that she \u200bmight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/go-jail-hurting-someones-feelings-gretchen-whitmers-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\">add\u200d to\u200c the list<\/a> of those\u2063 charged.<\/p>\n<p>Trump elector John Haggard, \u206482,\u2063 of Charlevoix told the <a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/michigan\/2023\/07\/18\/michigan-donald-trump-fake-electors-charged-felonies-attorney-general-dana-nessel\/70427042007\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">Detroit News<\/a> that \u2063he\u200d had \u200cbeen \u2062unaware of the \u2064charges \u2062until contacted \u2062by the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid I do anything\u2064 illegal? No,\u201d \u200cHaggard said, adding \u200bno \u200bpolicy prevented anyone \u2063from \u200bmaking \u201ca statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance Patrick, chairman\u200c of the\u2062 Oakland\u2063 County Republican Party, \u2063called \u200cthe charges coming \u200dmore \u2062than two-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-cant-be-prosecuted-in-new-york-following-pardon-court-rules\/\" title=\"Ex-Trump Aide Paul Manafort Can\u2019t Be Prosecuted in New York Following Pardon, Court Rules\">-a-half years<\/a> after the election\u200d \u201can egregious abuse of\u2064 power \u2062by a\u200c radical progressive and \u200dcontinues the trend of politically motivated witch hunts, \u200cperpetrated by the left against \u200bRepublican candidates and \u200dactivists.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote \u2064class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shootings in\u2062 Detroit are\u2063 up 32%\u2063 but\u200d this \u2063is\u2064 their priority.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dJohnny\u2062 Connolly (@HereizzJohnny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HereizzJohnny\/status\/1681403988892106755?\">July 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former\u200c Michigan Republican\u200b Party Co-Chairwoman\u200d Meshawn Maddock,\u200c who was among \u200cthose charged, called the \u2062charges\u2062 \u201ca\u2063 personal\u200c vendetta,\u201d according to <a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/18\/us\/politics\/michigan-attorney-general-charges-false-electors.html\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis \u200bis part of\u200d a \u200cnational\u200c coordinated\u201d effort to\u200c <a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-receives-horrifying-news-special-counsel-jack-smith-regarding-jan-6-grand-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stop \u200dTrump<\/a>, said Maddock, who\u2064 had\u2062 assumed her post after\u2063 the \u2062election.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d post <a rel=\"nofollow\" \u2062href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-ag-charging-16-trump-supporters-eight-felonies-monstrous-injustice\/\">Michigan \u2064AG Charging 16 Trump Supporters with Eight\u2064 Felonies Each: &#8216;This \u200dIs a Monstrous \u2062Injustice&#8217;<\/a> appeared \u200cfirst on <a\u200c rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2062Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen Michigan Trump supporters, aged 55 to 82, are charged with felonies for their involvement in Trump&#8217;s failed attempt to prove election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. 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