District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons dismissed criminal charges against a group of people in Michigan who allegedly plotted to certify the 2020 presidential election for President Donald Trump after he lost to former President Joe Biden.
On Tuesday, Simmons said the 15 Republican defendants were "expressing their constitutional right to seek redress." The charges were first announced by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel over two years ago. The judge took nearly a year to make her decision.
According to investigators, the suspects signed a document falsely stating that they were "duly elected and qualified electors" for Trump.
Republicans in Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Arizona were also facing criminal charges for fake elector schemes.
