‘Absurd’ and ‘baseless’: Michigan officials push back on DOJ demand for 2024 election records

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 914

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson each called foul on the U.S. Department of Justice’s demand for 2024 voter data from Wayne County.

The demand, issued last week by U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, requests all ballots, including absentee and provisional ballots, receipts and envelopes received by the county in the most recent presidential election. Dhillon claimed that an alleged history of voter fraud in …

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