cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/10957225

Okay, this is the second post today that has ā€œfraudā€ in its titleā€¦

The America Project, a national nonprofit thatā€™s been focused on railing against the countryā€™s voting system, spent $1.2 million funding lawyers and groups in Michigan during the 2022 election year, according to a recently filed tax document.

The Florida-based nonprofit co-founded by former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne reported it gave $429,875 to the law office of Oakland County attorney Stefanie Lambert for ā€œlegal support.ā€ Lambert was charged with four felonies in August 2023 for allegedly participating in a scheme to improperly access voting machines used in the 2020 presidential election.

The America Project also said it provided $700,000 for a Waterford Township organization thatā€™s connected to Lambert and called ā€œUnited States Election Investigation and Lawsuits.ā€ The money was for ā€œelection integrity,ā€ [emphasis mine ā€“ r2 ] according to the nonprofitā€™s tax filing, which didnā€™t include additional details about the expenditure.

ā€œElection integrity.ā€ You have to laugh.

The tax document also showed how funds have been used to ensure conspiracy theories about voter fraud persist, said Chris Thomas, Michiganā€™s former longtime elections director. [ā€¦] ā€œObviously, this is a glimpse into the post-2020 spending to keep their (election) deniersā€™ conspiracy alive," Thomas said.


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  • raoulraoul@midwest.socialOP
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    6 months ago

    This just in ā€“ The Detroit News: ā€œPro-Trump lawyerā€™s Michigan trial planned ahead of November electionā€

    The Michigan criminal trial of Stefanie Lambert, a lawyer whoā€™s advanced dubious claims of voter fraud across an array of battleground states, will take place in the months ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, a judge indicated Thursday.

    Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Jeffery Matis said heā€™s planning for Lambertā€™s trial to begin at 8:30 a.m. July 15. Sheā€™s facing four felony charges over allegations that she conspired to improperly access tabulators that were used in Michiganā€™s 2020 election.

    Lambertā€™s upcoming trial, which could feature a handful of prominent witnesses, could shine new light on the efforts of Trump supporters to challenge his loss in the 2020 election as Trump seeks another term in the White House.


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      FYI: ā€œWhoā€™sā€ is a contraction of ā€œwho has.ā€ You donā€™t need the [sic] there because itā€™s used correctly.

      The Michigan criminal trial of Stefanie Lambert, a lawyer who has advanced dubious claims of voter fraud across an array of battleground statesā€¦

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        6 months ago

        Thank you for that, sincerely. Not to be headstrongā€”you are technically correct, I had parsed it wrong and my correction is coming forthwithā€”but contracting ā€œwho hasā€ is clumsy in this case.