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Michigan Supreme Court puts final nail in legal coffin for DePerno's Antrim County lawsuit
A mistake due to human error was quickly seized upon by Trump and his allies in an effort to spread baseless conspiracy theories and cast doubt on the legitimacy of the electionBy Jon King, Michigan Advance
Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 9:41 am
A final attempt to relitigate a failed Antrim County election lawsuit has been rejected by the Michigan Supreme Court.
In an order issued Friday, the state’s highest court upheld lower court rulings that dismissed the lawsuit filed by former Republican attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno just days after the 2020 election in which President Joe Biden defeated then-President Donald Trump.
The suit claimed election fraud based on Antrim County election results that briefly showed Biden winning in the predominantly Republican county.
The mistake, which was due to human error, was quickly corrected and had no bearing on the election. However, it was quickly seized upon by Trump and his allies in an effort to spread baseless conspiracy theories and cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election.
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