Judge grills attorneys over suit challenging Michigan results
By Harper Neidig - 07/12/21 03:10 PM EDT
A federal judge grilled attorneys involved in a lawsuit that sought to overturn Michigan's election results during a hearing Monday over whether the lawyers should be sanctioned for their conduct in the case.
U.S. District Court Judge Linda Parker posed pointed questions for the attorneys who made baseless claims in court that widespread election fraud caused former President Trump to lose the state to President Biden.
Parker appeared concerned that the affidavits submitted by the plaintiffs' attorneys to support their election fraud claims may have violated the rules of professional conduct governing lawyers in federal court.
"I need to point out here that my concern is that the counsel here have submitted affidavits that suggest and make the public believe that there was something wrong with the election and that is what this is all about," said the judge, who was appointed by former President Obama. "That's what these affidavits were designed to show, that there was something wrong in Michigan, there was something wrong in Wayne County."
The lengthy and crowded virtual hearing was contentious, with attorneys clashing with each other and the judge, as several filings were scrutinized one by one for their propriety.
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