Charges against 15 defendants in Michigan were dismissed on Tuesday after a judge determined they did not act unlawfully by signing papers falsifying their status as electors.
District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons said the individuals indicted “believe they were executing their constitutional right to seek redress” after attempting to overturn former President Biden’s 2020 election win.
“The prosecution would like the court to believe that these named defendants were savvy or sophisticated enough to understand fully the electoral process, which the court does disagree because the document that was presented doesn't even align with the level of sophistication that they want me to believe," Simmons said before the order, as reported by NBC News.
"This alternate document doesn't state it