The Shelby Township clerk who has been criminally charged as part of an alleged “
false electors” scheme to overturn the 2020 election in favor of Donald Trump has been ordered to step aside from his official election duties.
Michigan Elections Director Jonathan Brater Thursday sent an official letter informing Stanley Grot, a longtime Republican politician, that he is being relieved of duties related to elections administration while the criminal case against him plays out.
Grot and 15 others were charged Tuesday by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel with:
The defendants are accused of secretly meeting on Dec. 14, 2020 in the basement of the Michigan Republican Party headquarters to hatch a plan to submit forged certificates falsely confirming the state had voted for Trump, despite Joe Biden’s victory.
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