Judge leaves privilege question open on key testimony in DePerno case

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 589

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago


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On Monday, Judge Derek Meinecke of Royal Oak’s 44th District Court continued to hear arguments on whether testimony from two men hired to investigate voting machines can be admitted in the case against 2022 Republican Attorney General Candidate Matt DePerno.

DePerno, alongside former state Rep. Daire Rendon (R-Lake City) and attorney Stefanie Lambert Junttila, was indicted in 2023, following an investigation into an effort to access and tamper with voting machines following the …

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