A man holds several pro-Trump flags.
A man holds a Trump flag during demonstrations in Lansing, Michigan on November 17, 2020.
  • Michigan's fake GOP electors surrendered their phones to avoid being recorded during a 2020 meeting.
  • Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 people in the plot to overturn the election.
  • They face general forgery counts and election law forgery allegations.

On December 14, 2020, a group of 16 Democratic electors in Michigan met in the state capitol and confirmed Joe Biden's victory in the state's presidential election.

Republican officials had other plans.