#Michigan officials who'd vote not to certify better get themselves a defense lawyer

Key points in @SCLiedel thread

1 Board has clear legal obligation to certify
2. Willful neglect of duty is a crime

Aaron Van Langevelde
Norman Shinkle
@SenMikeShirkey
@LeeChatfield
@dananessel https://twitter.com/SCLiedel/status/1330548138235600902

2. @SCLiedel knows the law. Served as chief legal counsel Michigan Governor @JenGranholm.

Note: risk of criminal liability may not be limited to members of the Board, but also anyone who "procures, counsels, aids, or abets" in the commission of the crime.

3. We're talking Michigan state law.

1. No federal pardons can apply
2. The Michigan Attorney General is formidable

Reminder of this report (by @CarolLeonnig @thamburger): "Michigan Attorney General ponders criminal probes of state and local officials…" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michigan-attorney-general-canvassing-board-lawmakers/2020/11/20/87d19ce6-2b65-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html