{"id":76954,"date":"2020-11-21T05:06:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T04:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76954"},"modified":"2020-11-21T05:06:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T04:06:24","slug":"michigan-lawmakers-who-met-with-trump-insist-biden-won-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/michigan-lawmakers-who-met-with-trump-insist-biden-won-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan lawmakers who met with Trump insist, Biden won the state"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1683937210979563926\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Members of the Michigan state legislature&#8217;s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said they haven&#8217;t seen any evidence that would change the fact that President-elect Joe Biden won their state.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The GOP lawmakers who met with Trump on Friday committed to letting that certification process play out and undercut the false claims of nationwide voter fraud that Trump and his allies have continued to peddle.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">As legislative leaders, we will follow the law and follow the normal process regarding Michigan&#8217;s electors, just as we have said throughout this election,&#8221; Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield said in a joint statement after the meeting.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Michigan&#8217;s certification process should be a deliberate process free from threats and intimidation,&#8221; the lawmakers said in their statement. &#8220;Allegations of fraudulent behavior should be taken seriously, thoroughly investigated, and if proven, prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 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