**NEW** Michigan AG ponders criminal probes of state and local officials who bend to Trump

[hlthe2b]

Michigan attorney general ponders criminal probes of state and local officials who bend to Trump’s will on overturning election results

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michigan-attorney-general-canvassing-board-lawmakers/2020/11/20/87d19ce6-2b65-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html

Michigan’s attorney general is exploring whether officials there risk committing crimes if they bend to President Trump’s wishes in seeking to block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in their state, according to two people familiar with the review.

The move by Dana Nessel, a Democrat, reflected a growing sense of unease among many in her party and some Republicans that the president was continuing his unprecedented efforts to reach personally into the state’s electoral process as he seeks to prevent Michigan from formally declaring a winner there.

On Wednesday, two Republican officials in Wayne County sought to rescind their vote to certify the election results in their county, where Detroit is located, after Trump called them Tuesday night. On Friday afternoon, four leaders of Michigan’s Republican-controlled state legislature met with Trump in the White House at his invitation. --snip--

Tensions surrounding the White House encounter seemed to ease somewhat late Friday when there were signs the lawmakers would not side with Trump.

No details of the meeting were available late Friday. --snip--
A spokesperson for Nessel declined to comment for this article.

[LizBeth]

1. I think we need to step this up too, so I am glad to hear this. I started considering this after

reading Detroit lawsuit with NAACP back suing Trump. I like that a lot.

[Midnight Writer]

2. They need to get these officials under oath and find out what the exact discussion was.

They are denying that there was any talk of the election.

I am betting that is a bald faced lie.

And if Trump comped them rooms and $500 bottles of champagne, that is bribery.

[soothsayer]

9. Undoubtedly exceeds gift limits

Make them pay out of pocket

[SoonerPride]

10. They all had to sign NDAs and would refuse to speak

Even if subpoenaed they would cite “executive privilege” and refuse to show up or to actually testify.

[hlthe2b]

15. No executive privilege exists for non-Executive Branch employees; NDA's invalid against subpoenas

[Windy City Charlie]

13. That's why

That's why they're using the COVID assistance front, so that it doesn't look like bribery.

[Ohiogal]

3. Good!

[Siwsan]

4. I'd love a little financial accounting on that $$$$ 'knees up' they had at the trump* hotel

$500 bottle of Dom Perignon? Not a good look, lads. Especially after meeting with Mr. 'There's something I'd like for you to do for me.'

[poli-junkie]

5. I guess this MI AG action is what Edward Norton meant

by calling Trump’s bluff.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Ponders?

I seriously hope that it's more than that- because how it looks to me is that Trump is engaged in a coup in progress, which is astounding that few people are trying to restrain or stop him, and anybody assisting him must also be held to account.

[SlogginThroughIt]

12. We have governors and state Ag's stepping up.

Who else would you like to see step up?

[whopis01]

24. Seriously. Pondering raises to Susan Collins levels of concern. n/t

[BobTheSubgenius]

27. People being held to account, and being SEEN to be held to account, is vital.

Knowing they could face some serious personal blowback will give them pause.

"He gets the West Wing and I get serious fines or prison? You think I should do this? Change my mind."

[Cha]

7. Good.. this is the 3rd "pondering" OP

that I've seen in the last 2 days.

All about doing something against the maggots. Hope it does get done & they pay for what they've done..

[orangecrush]

22. Hopefully "pondering"

Means preparing a case.

[Cha]

23. Yeah.. that could

work!

[Windy City Charlie]

8. So...

was this idea that they went in regards to COVID assistance just a front? Besides, is that something you would go to the White House about? Would really love to see the transcripts of this meeting.

[C_U_L8R]

11. And who paid for the Dom Perignon?

[kacekwl]

14. Why do we always have to

Ponder ?

[birdographer]

16. The longer this goes on,

the more time he has to get kompromat on the people involved. Blackmail is his go-to tool to get what he wants, and he's got to be looking for something to hold over their heads.

[warmfeet]

17. Lock them all the fuck up.

Traitors. Throw away the keys and weld the locks shut.

[TryLogic]

18. Treason? Sedition?

Obstructing democracy?
Attempt to obstruct lawful constitutional process, function, or procedure?
Conspiracy to obstruct lawful constitutional process, function, or procedure?

Treason - The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

[58Sunliner]

19. Good. Let them know sedition won't be a cake walk.

[Skraxx]

20. State Charges- NO PARDONS!

Bring it fascist fuckwads.

[beachbumbob]

21. Sounds like grand jury time and

Subpoenas for trump and his staff as well.

[hadEnuf]

25. Maybe if Trump got impeached again for this bullshit it would send a message to his brownshirts

that we are not fooling around anymore....

Something should really be done.

[George II]

26. That would be beautiful. I'm sure she's looking at the two clowns who were wined and dined...

....in Washington and then returned to Michigan and filed a suit to delay certification.