Michigan judge dismisses charges against 15 alleged 2020 fake electors

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President Donald Trump was handed another legal victory on Tuesday after a Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges against a group of people accused of attempting to certify Trump as the winner of the state in 2020.

District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons announced on Tuesday that the 15 Michigan Republicans, who faced charges of forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery, would not stand trial after two years of deliberations. The defendants faced 14 years in prison if convicted.

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