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Judge mulls possible sanctions for Trump lawyers behind Michigan election lawsuit
A Republican election challenger observes election inspectors at the central counting board in Detroit while ballots are counted on Nov. 4. A Michigan judge is considering sanctions for attorneys who filed a lawsuit alleging voter fraud after the election. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
During a more than six-hour hearing via videoconference on Monday, a federal judge grilled former campaign lawyers for President Donald Trump over a lawsuit they filed in Michigan alleging voter fraud in last fall’s election.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen an affidavit that makes so many leaps. This is really fantastical,” Judge Linda Parker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan told the lawyers, according to Reuters’ coverage of the hearing. “So my question to counsel here is: How could any of you as officers of the court present this affidavit?”
July 13, 2021 - 6:19 PM
FLOODING-MICHIGAN-DISASTER CALL
Whitmer seeks federal disaster for Michigan after flooding
LANSING, Mich. (AP) â Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking the White House for a disaster declaration to secure federal aid to deal with damage from last monthâs flooding in southeast Michigan. Parts of the region saw about 7 inches of rain over a 12-hour period between the night of June 25 and the morning of June 26. Whitmerâs office said Tuesday if federal aid is granted, the money would be used for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help people and businesses recover from the flooding damage. Whitmer issued an emergency declaration that will be in place until July 24.
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