A recent court hearing, Michigan Republicans spilled the beans, connecting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign directly to the alleged “false electors” scheme. This scheme is said to be part of Trump’s attempt to undermine the 2020 election results in favor of Joe Biden.
The Detroit News reports that Thursday’s testimonies delved into specifics, revealing that the Trump campaign, beyond overarching legal strategies, was actively involved in recruiting and orchestrating the meeting of false electors in Lansing on December 14, 2020. During this meeting, 16 Republican activists signed a document claiming Michigan’s electoral votes for the then-incumbent Republican president.
Names were disclosed during the court hearing, with Tony Zammit, former communications director for the Michigan Republican Party, pointing to Shawn Flynn, a lawyer for Trump’s campaign in Michigan, as the one leading the meeting. Zammit expressed concern that the Republicans involved may have been influenced by legal advice. I thought they were going along with what the lawyers were telling them, he remarked.
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The significance of Zammit’s testimony lies in its potential impact on the prosecutors’ task of proving an intent to defraud. If lawyers working for Trump directed the actions of Michigan Republicans or if the activists didn’t fully comprehend what they were signing, establishing fraudulent intent becomes a more challenging hurdle for prosecutors.
