President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani claimed a victory over a county judge in Michigan issuing a preliminary order to look into county election equipment. However, the order was limited to a dispute over a marijuana proposal.
Circuit Judge Kevin Elsenheimer, a former Republican state lawmaker, ordered the preservation of election orders and placed a protective order around “forensic images and/or other information gleaned from the forensic investigation” in a five-page order, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Giuliani claimed the order as a win for the president’s legal team he is a part of, which has disputed the election results in several states over allegations of voter fraud.
“BIG WIN FOR HONEST ELECTIONS. Antrim County Judge in Michigan orders forensic examination of 22 Dominion voting machines. This is where the untrustworthy Dominion machine flipped 6000 votes from Trump to Biden. Spiking of votes by Dominion happened all over the state,” Giuliani tweeted on Friday.
BIG WIN FOR HONEST ELECTIONS.
Antrim County Judge in Michigan orders forensic examination of 22 Dominion voting machines.
This is where the untrustworthy Dominion machine flipped 6000 votes from Trump to Biden.
Spiking of votes by Dominion happenned all over the state.
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) December 5, 2020
Giuliani pointed to errors made in Antrim County’s unofficial election results, which were posted on the state website the night of the election and showed Democrat Joe Biden beating Trump, despite the county normally being solid Republican territory.
The misreporting was the result of human error by a GOP county clerk, who corrected the error. The clerk incorrectly updated the candidate information sent to the election software, while Dominion vote tabulation machines and all other related software operated as they were supposed to, according to local elections officials.
The latest order does not revolve around the results of the presidential election but rather a village marijuana proposal.
A challenge on the matter was brought forward by voter William Bailey, who raised the issue with the close concerns of the proposal, which allowed a marijuana retailer in the village of Central Lake. The ordinance was tied 262-262 in votes, which would mean a loss for the proposal. Bailey sued the county on Nov. 23, seeking a restraining order and preliminary injunction against the county.
Once ballots were recounted, the proposal passed by one vote. Bailey alleged three ballots that were damaged during the retabulation weren’t included in the revised results, according to the Associated Press.
Elsenheimer said Bailey is “is entitled to have his vote counted and the (county) has a duty to maintain an accurate and secure election.”
On Fox News Sunday morning, Jenna Ellis, an attorney on Trump’s legal team, claimed that her team was going in around 8:30 a.m. to examine the machines. The examination is expected to last 8 hours, and the results will come to light in 48 hours.
The judge did not mention Antrim County’s presidential election results, which ended in Trump’s favor after the initial error was corrected. In Antrim County, Trump defeated President-elect Biden by almost 4,000 votes out of the 16,000 votes cast.
As a whole, Michigan remains a victory for Biden, who beat Trump by more than 150,000 votes. Trump has refused to concede to Biden since he was declared the winner a month ago.
Electors will certify their votes on Dec. 14.
