LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certifying President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election in the battleground state, a major blow to prosecutors as similar cases in four other states have been muddied with setbacks.

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A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election

District Court Judge Kristen Simmons decided in a Tuesday hearing that the cases won’t go to trial

Charges were brought by the state’s Democratic attorney general over two years ago

The people charged include a few high profile members of the Republican Party in the battleground st

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