Push For 'Forensic Audit' Of Michigan Election Results Marred By Infighting

Right-wing believers in the conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump are now turning on each other in a feud that could upend their push for a "forensic audit" of the results, The Detroit News reports.

The squabble comes amid apparent delays in the election-deniers’ effort to win an audit via petition. Jon Rocha, a Republican state House candidate, reportedly said on Oct. 12 that he’d submit language to Michigan Secretary of State for approval in the coming days, but no language has been submitted.

The infighting is a bit confusing if you don’t know all the players, but we’ll try to break it down.

So let me get this right, you’re accusing our great President Trump of being paid off for endorsements? I just want to be sure before I give him a call…

— meshawn maddock (@CoChairMeshawn) November 24, 2021

In one corner is Jovan Hutton Pulitzer, a Texan who’s also been fighting Trump’s election battles in Arizona and Georgia. Officials in the latter state have dismissed him as a treasurer hunter who invented a cat-shaped barcode reader named one of the "25 worst tech products of all time" by an industry publication.

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