Republican sues Nessel: False-elector scheme was 'futile political protest,' not a crime

[RandySF]

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – One of the 16 Republicans charged in a 2020 false-elector scheme has filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel seeking to halt state prosecution.

The defendants are accused of an illegal effort to keep former President Donald Trump in office after he lost the election to President Joe Biden.

Nessel charged the defendants with multiple felonies. She said the defendants knowingly lied on a false document with intent to defraud despite Biden winning Michigan by 154,000 votes.

Clifford James Frost Jr. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan to stop Nessel’s prosecution. He alleged that Nessel, a Democrat, filed charges to punish or retaliate against the Republican electors.



https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/11/republican-sues-nessel-false-elector-scheme-was-futile-political-protest-not-a-crime.html

[elleng]

1. Was both, idiots.

[2naSalit]

2. Good luck with that...

Assclown.

[sakabatou]

3. "Honest, officer, I wasn't trying to destroy the republic. It wasn't a crime, right?"

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. What part of false-elector don't they understand?

Ought to be stupid $ penalties that the Courts can access to cover this buffoonery we pay for.

[moniss]

5. "So to sum it up Your Honor

I shouldn't be held responsible because the crime I committed was to further my futile political protest." "May I go now because there is a bank I need to demand money from while wearing a mask and holding a weapon so that I can fund my next futile political protest?" "It's my First Amendment right and I'm tired of everybody picking on me."

[patphil]

6. Aw c'mon your honor, we were just funnin'.

No harm intended your honor, we were just bullshitting around and thought it'd be a cool idea to try and steal an election.
I mean, just because we were trying to overthrow the actual election result is no reason to prosecute us.

[PufPuf23]

7. Will be a great day in the USA when the Trump bull shit is over and done.

Sadly, losing optimism recently.

[tanyev]

8. Someone who tries, and fails, to rob a bank

still gets prosecuted for bank robbery.