โDid that happen? No.โ -- Detroit election official addresses fraud allegations
Detroit Election advisor Chris Thomas is an expert in Michiganโs elections. In 2020, he was an advisor for Detroitโs election and since Election Day, heโs been spending his time debunking claims of fraud. โThatโs a marvelous thing.โHe said the 2020 General Election votes are safe and the election is over. While no hard evidence has been discovered to support widespread voter fraud claims in the 2020 election, plenty of people have signed their name to sworn testimony. Trumpโs lawyer Rudy Giuliani has targeted Detroit in recent weeks, despite there being no evidence of fraud in the city.
Election lawsuits pending in Detroit days before Electoral College deadline
DETROIT โ President Donald Trump is set to hold a rally Saturday in Georgia in support of Republicans in Januaryโs Senate runoff elections. The Electoral College deadline is Tuesday and Detroit city officials are still fending off challenges in court. Officials with the city of Detroit issued a response that read in part, โFew lawsuits breathe more lies than this one. None of them have any academic acclaim,โ said Detroit Election advisor Chris Thomas. Trumpโs lawyer Rudy Giuliani has targeted Detroit in recent weeks, despite there being no evidence of fraud in the city.
Evidence? Hearsay? Voter fraud claims in affidavits, explained
DETROIT โ While no hard evidence has been discovered to support widespread voter fraud claims in the 2020 election, plenty of people have signed their name to sworn testimony. Trumpโs lawyer Rudy Giuliani has targeted Detroit in recent weeks, despite there being no evidence of fraud in the city. Related: Michigan AG to GOP on voter fraud evidence: โPut up or shut upโAn earlier lawsuit was dismissed by Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens who said the claims presented were hearsay. If there is none, which has been the case in Trump election lawsuits, the โfinder of factโ could rule that thereโs insufficient evidence to prove the plaintiffsโ claims. Related: The must-read deep dive into Michiganโs 2020 election, erroneous voter fraud claims
Hundreds provide testimonies -- but no real evidence -- in Trump campaign lawsuit to stop certification of Michigan election results
DETROIT โ Hoping to halt a statewide certification of Michigan election results, the latest lawsuit by President Donald Trumpโs campaign submitted hundreds of claims asserting GOP poll watchers were excluded from counting rooms or saw illegal activity in the count in the state. The Trump campaign is suing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson along with the Wayne County and the Michigan Board of Canvassers, which are in charge of reviewing elections. Inside the lawsuit are 234 pages of affidavits from people claiming to have been Republican poll watchers who witnessed or were told about misconduct by mostly Detroit ballot counters. Both the Trump and Joe Biden campaigns have started asking Michigan voters specifically to help fund these upcoming legal battles. Democrats have already asked to be part of the Court of Claims appeal, opposing the Trump campaign.