Michigan judge sanctions pro-Trump lawyers who sought to overturn state’s 2020 elections
by Maya Yang in New York from on (#5NTAP)
Attorneys who alleged widespread election fraud presented unsubstantiated claims and abused the justice system, judge rules
A federal judge in Michigan has sanctioned a team of nine pro-Trump lawyers, including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood, who sought to overturn the state's 2020 elections as part of a sweeping effort across the nation to challenge Joe Biden's presidential victory via court action.
In a 110-page ruling released on Wednesday, judge Linda Parker of the federal district court in Detroit ruled that the attorneys who alleged widespread election fraud in Michigan presented unsubstantiated claims and abused the justice system.
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