Benson to Jan. 6 Committee: Trump allies had Antrim report while it was under seal

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

https://news.yahoo.com/benson-jan-6-committee-trump-162300504.html


Feb. 5—LANSING — A debunked report from a since dismissed Antrim County lawsuit was under seal at the time it was apparently provided to a Trump-allied attorney and was cited in an unsigned draft of a Trump presidential order, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in a recent letter to the Jan. 6 Committee.

The Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capital has since July issued subpoenas, requested documents and conducted interviews, some of which detail the pivotal role false claims about Antrim County's election played in a strategy to overturn the 2020 Presidential election.

Documents previously provided to the Committee include a "Strategic Communications Plan" of the "Giuliani Presidential Legal Defense Team," which references debunked claims about Antrim County's voting equipment. That document outlines efforts to leverage a human error in Antrim County's ballot counting as part of an effort to put pressure on Republican senators in six states — including Michigan — to overturn the election result.

And a draft presidential order dated Dec. 16, 2020 cited "the forensic report of the Antrim County, Michigan voting machines" as probable cause of foreign interference. If issued, that order would have directed the Secretary of Defense to seize U.S. voting machines.

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[Grasswire2]

1. oh, what a tangled web they wove.... nt

[The Roux Comes First]

2. The Word "Flailing" Comes to Mind

Despite not being a part of my common vocabulary.