WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — A group of so-called fake electors who tried to get Michigan's 2020 electoral votes directed to President Donald Trump had their charges dismissed Tuesday.

District Court Judge Simmons said she saw no intent to commit fraud in the defendants’ actions. Whether they were “right, wrong or indifferent,” they “seriously believed” there were problems with the election, the judge said.

“I believe they were executing their constitutional right to seek redress,” Simmons said.

The group had been accused of meeting in December 2020 to sign a document falsely stating that they were Michigan’s electors and directing the state’s votes to former President Donald Trump. That document was sent to the U.S. Senate and the National Archives.

The Michigan attorney general argued tha

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