Michigan refuses DOJ demand for 2024 election ballots

Michigan officials are refusing to turn over Detroit-area ballots and other materials related to the 2024 election. Last week, the Justice Department sent a letter to the clerk in Wayne County, Michigan, demanding ballots, ballot receipts, and ballot envelopes. Wayne County is home to Detroit. On Sunday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel pushed back, accusing the Trump administration of trying to cast doubt on the integrity of U.S. elections. In a joint statement with Michigan’s governor and secretary of state, Nessel called the DOJ request “absurd” and “baseless.”