THE CHARGES ARE MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES TODAY IN THIS VIDEO IS AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL,
SO-CALLED FAKE ELECTORS TRYING
TO GET INTO THE STATE CAPITOL
BUILDING BACK IN DECEMBER OF
2020 AND CAST VOTES FOR FORMER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. THANKS
FOR BEING WITH US, EVERYBODY.
I’M KIMBERLY GILL. I’M DEVIN
SCILLIAN MORE THAN THREE YEARS
LATER, 16 PEOPLE FACING
CRIMINAL CHARGES.
>> AND TONIGHT, WE ARE HEARING
EXCLUSIVELY FROM ONE OF THOSE
DEFENDANTS.
>> PAULA TUTMAN IS LIVE WITH
THAT CONVERSATION. AND, PAULA,
THIS PERSON TELLS A MUCH
DIFFERENT STORY.
>> WELL, YES, SHE ABSOLUTELY
DOES. SO LET’S JUST START WITH
THE DAY WHERE I ACTUALLY WENT
DOWN THE LIST AND STARTED
CALLING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THOSE DELEGATES THAT I KNOW
THAT THEY’RE IN LEGAL JEOPARDY
RIGHT NOW. BUT I WANTED TO AT
LEAST GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK. DIDN’T GET IN TOUCH
WITH ANY OF THEM UNTIL I GOT TO
MICHELLE LUNDGREN. AND NOW
SHE’S 73 YEARS OLD. SHE
ACTUALLY RAN IN 2022 AS A
REPUBLICAN FOR STATE
REPRESENTATIVE. SHE WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL. THAT’S WAYNE
COUNTY’S NINTH DISTRICT IN
DETROIT. SHE SAID SHE IS A DULY
DESIGNEE, DELEGATE FOR THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY. SHE SAYS WHEN
SHE WAS CALLED TO A MEETING,
SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING AS A
DELEGATE, NOT AS AN ELECTOR.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> WE WERE DUPED.
>> MICHELLE LUNDGREN IS THE
NINTH NAME ON THE LIST OF
ACCUSED FAKE ELECTORS CHARGED
BY MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL
DANA NESSEL WITH EIGHT FELONIES
THAT CARRY UP TO 80 YEARS IN
PRISON. IF CONVICTED.
>> I’M RECORDING THIS.
>> YES. YOU’RE BEING RECORDED
THIS MORNING. SHE GAVE ME
PERMISSION TO RECORD OUR PHONE
CONVERSATION WHERE SHE EXPLAINS
HER VERSION OF HOW HER NAME GOT
ON THE LIST OF 16 TOTAL
CO-DEFENDANTS IN A SCHEME. THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL ALLEGES TRIED
TO STEAL MICHIGAN’S VOTES FOR
DONALD TRUMP. THE SCAM WAS
BIGGER THAN ALL OF US, SHE
SAYS. SHE WAS SUMMONED TO
MICHIGAN’S REPUBLICAN PARTY
HEADQUARTERS. WE WERE TOLD TO
COME.
>> THEY NEEDED US AND WE WENT
AND WE WERE WE WERE WE WERE
GIVEN CAKE AND COFFEE.
>> WE WERE CALLED TO BY A
MEMBER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
BE SURE YOU COME. WE REALLY
YOUR HELP. I ASKED IF MY
HUSBAND COULD COME IN.
>> THEY SAID NO, NO OUTSIDERS
AND THAT BECAME VERY ALARMING
TO ME.
>> THIS WAS KIND OF SUSPICIOUS.
SHE AND OTHERS WERE TOLD NOT TO
TAKE PICTURES.
>> SHE SAYS SHE AND HER FELLOW
REPUBLICANS, WHOM SHE BELIEVED
TO BE DELEGATES, NOT ACTUAL
ELECTORS, WERE ASKED TO SIGN IN
ON AN INDEX CARD, EVEN THOUGH
SHE WAS TOLD NOT TO SNAP
PHOTOS. SHE DID. AND SHE
EMAILED THEM TO ME THIS
AFTERNOON. SHE SAYS IT PROVES
SOMEONE TOOK HER SIGNATURE
ALONG WITH THE OTHERS IN THE
ROOM OFF A PLANE PIECE OF PAPER
AND TRANSPOSED THEM TO AN
OFFICIAL FEDERAL ELECTION
DOCUMENT.
>> WE SIGNED UP SIGN IN SHEET
WITH OUR NAMES.
>> IT SITS RIGHT INTO THE REAL
HOWELL ELECTOR BALLOT.
>> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE, SHE
SAYS. WE WALKED TO THE CAPITOL
BUILDING WITH IT’S ALL IN THE
NEWS.
>> IT’S ALL IN GOOGLE WITH
ATTORNEY IAN NORTHAM, A TRUMP
ATTORNEY. AND WE WERE NOT
ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING. I WAS
AN INNOCENT LITTLE BYSTANDER IN
THIS WHOLE THING THINKING I WAS
DOING MY CIVIC DUTY.
>> MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL
DANA NESSEL SAYS SHE’S GOT
PROOF THESE 16 MICHIGANDERS
DELIBERATELY AND KNOWINGLY
POSED AS ELECTORS, KNOWING THEY
WERE NOT. BUT AT THE CAPITOL
THAT DAY.
>> SO I’M GOING TO SAY I’VE
BEEN SWORN TO SECRECY THIS PLAN
TO REJECT THE WILL OF THE
VOTERS AND UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY
WAS FRAUDULENT AND LEGALLY
BASELESS.
>> THE FALSE ELECTORS ACTIONS
UNDERMINE THE PUBLIC’S FAITH IN
THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTION.
AS YEAH.
>> SO KEEP IN MIND, SHE IS
MICHELLE LUNDGREN THAT IS 73
YEARS OLD. SHE TELLS ME SHE IS
TERRIFIED THAT SHE COULD BE
CONVICTED AND SPEND THE REST OF
HER NATURAL LIFE IN JAIL.
REMEMBER, THESE CHARGES CAN GO
UP TO 80 YEARS IN PRISON IF
THESE FOLKS ARE CONVICTED.
THEIR FIRST DAY IN COURT IS
AUGUST 10TH. BACK TO YOU.
>> CERTAINLY HEAR THE TERROR
AND CONCERN IN HER VOICE.