How will MI Election Czar evade subpoena on March 5th?
Jonathan Brater, Michigan’s Election Director
Jonathan Brater must produce his election-related correspondence on Friday by March 5th at 1:30 p.m.
Brater is Michigan’s Election Director.
The order came from Judge Jeffery Matis, Circuit Court Judge, Oakland County, Pontiac, Michigan.
At that time, the Judge will rule on whether this public information is relevant to the criminal trial of Detroit attorney Stefanie Lambert.
Then, set a trial date.
Over the last year, the date has been postponed five times.
Why?
Prosecutors refuse to turn over evidence to the defense, which could trigger a dismissal.
Details of the Lambert case are in this story:
Judge Matis's signed court order is imaged here:
Why would Brater refuse to comply with the subpoena?
It would derail Jocelyn Benson’s campaign for MI Governor.
Benson is Jonathon’s boss.
She is Michigan’s Secretary of State.
Benson paid the Michigan Supreme Court Judge $82,500 in bribes in exchange for dismissing two election-related cases against her.
Critics allege Benson replaced Michigan law with her own.
Details are in this story:
How will Jonathan Brater evade complying with the subpoena?
Prosecutors like Dale Hilson will argue relevancy.
His legal team will explain that at next month’s pre-trial hearing.
Judge Matis’s order is for all correspondence between Brater and local Michigan clerks.
The issue is who controls voting machines and tabulators.
Is it the State of Michigan?
Or local clerks who purchase them?
In Michigan (MI), local clerks control their local elections, not the state.
The order applies to:
Brater’s correspondence from April 2021 to MI election clerks
the Michigan Bureau of Elections from 2015 to May last year
election matter opinions and orders from the MI Court of Claims from 2016-2024.
