Michigan Judge Dismisses Case Against 15 Accused False Electors for Trump

Ingham County Judge Kristen Simmons said she does not believe that ’there’s evidence sufficient to prove intent' of fraud.

A voter casts an in-person early ballot for the 2024 general election at the Northwest Activities Center in Detroit on Oct. 29, 2024. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

A Michigan judge on Sept. 9 threw out a case against 15 Republicans who were accused of falsely trying to certify President Donald Trump as the state’s winner during the 2020 election.

Ingham County District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons said in a court hearing on Sept. 9 that the defendants will not face trial, according to a livestream of the court hearing. The judge also announced that she was dismissing the charges.