A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot after the 2020 presidential election testified Wednesday that he did not know how the electoral process worked and never intended to make a false public record.
Attorney General Dana Nessel has said Renner, of Lansing, was one of 16 Republicans who acted as false electors for then-President Donald Trump.
Photos You Should See View All 22 ImagesCharges against Renner were dropped last year after he and the state attorney general’s office reached a cooperation deal.
There was a companion sheet that purported that Trump had won the election, Renner testified.
Gretchen Whitmer and feature the Michigan state seal, Schwager said.
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