# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol

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**Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4402 "2023-07-18T20:23:40Z")

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Not sure where this lives, but …

> **[Michigan attorney general charges fake Trump electors over alleged 2020...](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/18/fake-trump-electors-charged-with-michigan-election-crimes.html)**
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> Donald Trump is also under criminal investigation by special counsel Jack Smith over efforts to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden.

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> Michigan’s attorney general on Tuesday criminally charged 16 so-called “fake electors” for former President Donald Trump, accusing them of a fraudulent effort to reverse President Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 election.
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> The 16 people each face eight charges, including election law forgery, uttering and publishing and conspiracy, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a video announcement.
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> Nessel called the alleged plan “an effort to undermine democracy.” Several of the accused are active in Republican politics.

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