Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A Michigan judge dismissed charges Tuesday against 25 people alleged to be fake electors in the 2020 presidential election.
Judge Kristen Simmons said there was insufficient evidence to prove the people acted with criminal intent.
"This is a fraud case, and we have to prove intent, and I don't believe that there's sufficient evidence to prove intent," ABC News reported she said during a hearing Tuesday.
The case alleged that 15 Michigan Republicans signed a certificate falsely claiming President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Simmons said she believed those charged were exercising their constitutional rights by seeking a redress of grievances about the election.
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