Michigan GOP documents conflict with 'phony electors' certificate submitted to National Archives

Travis Gettys
January 06, 2023

A newly revealed document created by the Michigan Republican Party conflicts with a certificate signed and submitted by Donald Trump supporters claiming that he won the state's 2020 election.

The certificate, which has come under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, asserts that Michigan's 16 GOP electors "proceeded to vote by ballot" on Dec. 14, 2020, and cast all of their electoral votes for the former president, but a separate document prepared by state GOP officials said the electors had only participated in a ceremony pledging to cast their votes for the Republican president if given the chance, reported the Detroit News.

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Berden did sign another certificate during the so-called electors meeting that was then submitted to the National Archives stating that Trump had won the Michigan election, although she cited the Fifth Amendment during her own March 11 interview and refused to tell House investigators whether she signed that document.

The gathering took place in the basement of state GOP headquarters, with few other people inside the building, so it's unclear how Trump campaign lawyers or supporters persuaded the Michigan electors to sign the false certificate.

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