'This case was never about fraud,' Judge Linda Parker wrote. 'It was about undermining the people’s faith in our democracy.'
attorneys on Wednesday, saying they had abused the court system and spread conspiracy theories when they filed a lawsuit attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.had attempted to sue in “bad faith and for improper purpose” in a scathing, 110-page ruling, adding that they had worked to deceive the American public.
Shortly after Biden was declared the winner of Michigan by about 154,000 votes, Powell and Wood filed a lawsuit and called on the courts to decertify the state’s results and impound voting machines. Parker ruled that the Michigan suit was “stunning in its scope and breathtaking in its reach,” calling some of the attorney’s claims “fantastical.”
Shortly after the Michigan suit failed, officials on behalf of the state and the city of Detroit filed for sanctions to be imposed against Powell, Wood and the other Trump-allied attorneys.
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