The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Aug. 3, 2023
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Eclipsed by Tuesday’s news of former President Trump’s indictment for his involvement in the attempted overturning of the 2020 election was an arraignment of two of nine of his supporters who allegedly tampered with voting machines in Michigan.
The indicted are not ordinary suspects. Attorney Matt DePerno ran for Michigan Attorney General in 2022, and Daire Rendon is a former state representative who stepped down at the end of 2022. The Michigan Advance reports that DePerno was arraigned on four charges: Unauthorized access to official computers, conspiracy to commit undue possession of a voting machine, and undue possession of a voting machine. Rendon was arraigned on conspiracy to commit undue possession of a voting machine, and false pretenses.
The nine suspects were investigated for taking five Dominion ballot tabulators from five Michigan counties to a hotel room outside Detroit in an attempt to prove the President’s claims of voter fraud. Other townships refused access. Bridge Michigan reports that another suspect, attorney Stephanie Lambert, said in a podcast interview that she expects to be indicted shortly.
Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement after the indictments: “Furthermore, every officeholder, including local clerks, sheriffs, and legislators, should be expected to uphold and abide by the law. Our democracy simply cannot survive further attacks from within these essential offices of local, county and state government.”
We have more on the Michigan indictments at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Reuters – (2022) Michigan widens probe into voting system breaches by Trump allies
Bridge Michigan – Judge paves way for charges in Michigan vote machine tampering probe
Michigan Advance – Republicans Matt DePerno and Daire Rendon charged in 2020 voting machine probe
Bridge Michigan – ‘I have been indicted,’ says suspect in Michigan vote machine tampering probe
PBS – Security footage shows Georgia county Republican chair, election official present during breach of voting equipment
MI Office of Attorney General – Attorney General Nessel Releases Statement on Tabulator Access Indictments
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