LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Preliminary examinations for seven of the 15 Republicans charged by Michigan’s attorney general for acting as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020 are set to begin. Prosecutors are expected to begin outlining their case Wednesday against the fake electors by introducing key evidence and witnesses. A judge will rule at the conclusion whether the prosecution has met their burden of proof for it to be bound over to the circuit court. Michigan is one of seven battleground states where fake electors sent certificates to Congress falsely declaring Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state despite confirmed results showing he had lost.
