Nessel declines to open criminal investigation in 2020 election claims
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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has refused a request by three sitting lawmakers to renew a criminal investigation of Dominion Voting Systems CEO John Poulos’ testimony before a Michigan Senate Oversight Committee in December 2020.
“Based on a thorough review of all relevant material, it is clear a criminal investigation is not warranted, and I respectfully decline your request,” said Nessel in the letter to the three lawmakers.
State Representatives Neil Friske (R-Petosky), James DeSana (R-Carleton), and Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers) asked Nessel to re-open a criminal investigation of Poulos in an April 17 letter.
Nessel claimed in a news release the evidence from the trio of lawmakers had provided “documents appeared to be a ‘carefully curated snippet’ of over 2,000 documents publicly shared by criminal defendant Stefanie Lambert in violation of a protective order.”
Nessel says she conducted a comprehensive review of relevant materials by her department, including Poulos’ recorded testimony, the Senate Oversight Committee’s report on the November 2020 Election, individual letters from the state Representatives, former State Senator Patrick Colbeck’s letter to the Michigan State Police, and alleged evidence against Poulos.
Nessel added in her letters to the trio of lawmakers that their claims had been debunked by a Senate Oversight Committee report released following the 2020 election. She reminded the lawmakers their claims met the report’s definition of suck claims “to be misleading and irresponsible, diminishing the overall credibility of those asserting this conclusion.”
Senate Committee on Oversight Report on the November 2020 Election in Michigan, adoptedDownload
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