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Michigan AG Dana Nessel – Retaliatory Investigations and Disbarment Proceedings Against Election-Integrity Attorneys (MI)

Established Fact

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed sanctions complaints and sought disbarment of attorneys who had submitted election integrity challenges in Michigan courts – attorneys who were representing clients who had submitted sworn testimony of irregularities before the legislature. This action was undertaken while Nessel had a documented personal and political stake in the election outcome. Nessel’s office simultaneously investigated private citizens who had spoken publicly about election irregularities, including those who had submitted sworn legislative testimony. These acts were taken concurrently with pre-election simulation materials documenting coordinated plans to retaliate against Trump supporters raising post-election legal challenges – including exclusion from media platforms and future employment.

Citations

AG Nessel, Gov. Whitmer, Secretary Benson Seek Disbarment of Attorneys: https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2021/02/01/ag-nessel-gov-whitmer-secretary-benson-seek-disbarment-of-attorneys | Michigan AG Office

AG Nessel filed for sanctions against attorneys in King v. Whitmer (Jan. 28, 2021). Federal Judge Linda Parker subsequently ordered sanctions, fines, referral to bar disciplinary authorities, and mandatory legal training against Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, and seven other attorneys (Aug. 25, 2021). See sanctions motion: Michigan AG: Nessel Files for Sanctions Against Attorneys (Jan. 28, 2021); see federal sanctions order: Michigan Public: Judge orders sanctions against Powell and Trump lawyers (Aug. 25, 2021).