US: Attorney-designate leads team looking for evidence of Trump’s election fraud claims

The Republican running for attorney general in Michigan led a team that gained unauthorized access to voting equipment as it sought evidence to support the false former US President Donald Trump’s allegations of electoral fraud.

The prosecutor-designate’s involvement in the case was revealed after a Reuters analysis of court documents and public records.

The analysis, according to the Athens News Agency, shows that the people working with Mathieu Deperno, who is supported by Donald Trump for the state’s top law enforcement post, examined a voting device from the town of Richfield, a conservative stronghold of 3,600 in northern Michigan’s Roscommon County.

The election security breach in Richfield is one of four similar incidents under investigation this seasonby Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat.

Under state law, seeking or providing unauthorized access to voting equipment is legally treated as a felony.

Deperneau did not respond to a request for comment on the developments.

The involvement of a candidate of Republicans for the position of a state attorney general in a breach of voting system security comes amid a national effort by supporters of Trump’s false allegations of voter fraud to win state offices that could prove pivotal in deciding future elections. election procedures.

In Arizona last week, three Trump-backed candidates who had backed allegations of fraud in the 2020 election won primaries for governor, attorney general and secretary of state. which oversees the electoral process.

In Pennsylvania, Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano says he will decertify any election results he deems fraudulent, along with his secretary of state candidate.

Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania are decisive in shaping the final outcome of the US presidential election.