Matt DePerno

An ally of Trump facing charges of trying to illegally access and tamper with voting machines after the 2020 election seeks the GOP nomination for state's highest court.

Republican Matthew DePerno, charged in connection with an effort to illegally access and tamper with voting machines in Michigan, says he’s running for the state’s high court.

Two Michigan Republicans have been charged with charges related to 2020 election tampering.

Former Michigan attorney general candidate Matt DePerno and former state Representative Daire Rendon — both Republicans — have been charged with election-related crimes.

Infighting in the MIGOP led to an actual fight during an after-hours gathering in Clare. Bridge Michigan wrote about the scuffle between Party officials from Kalamazoo and Macomb.

Stateside regular Craig Mauger joined to talk about the race for chair of the Michigan Republican Party

Matthew DePerno, the Trump-backed nominee for state attorney general, is being investigated for an alleged plot to seize and tamper with voting machines.

The former president also took time to praise January 6 rioters, criticize the FBI raid on his Florida home and slam President Joe Biden's handling of the economy.

This week's news has been filled with court challenges in reproductive rights and one Republican Attorney General nominee under fire for alleged election tampering. Zoe Clark returns to the host chair for a panel with three journalists discussing these two developments in Michigan politics.

On this episode of Stateside, Michigan Radio's Zoe Clark hosts a trio of journalists who've been following the 2022 election. The roundtable discusses the political implications of reproductive rights most likely being on the ballot. They also dig into the Michigan's GOP lackluster fundraising and how Attorney General candidate Matt Paterno is now under investigation for exceeding the authority of a court order.