From left, Clifford Frost, Amy Facchinello, Meshawn Maddock, an unidentified attorney and Hank Choate appear during a district court hearing Tuesday where a judge in Lansing dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certify 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.

District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons said in a court hearing that the 15 Republicans accused will not face trial. The case has dra

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