Michigan dismissal highlights the challenges in prosecuting cases against Trump’s 2020 fake electors
September 9, 2025
The dismissal of fraud charges against 15 Michigan Republicans is the latest and most dramatic setback in the cases against the fake electors who were part of President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Many of those targeted by Democratic state prosecutors claimed they were acting as “alternate” electors in case any of Trump’s legal challenges against the election succeeded. Prosecutions in Arizona and Nevada have been delayed by legal setbacks, while in Georgia the case is in limbo after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed for ethics reasons. One legal expert noted that the fake elector cases involved unprecedented acts that the legal system had never dealt with before.