Record at a Glance
- Clemency type
- Pardon
- Presidential term
- 2025–Present
- Offense
- Conduct within the scope described by Proclamation 10989 relating to the 2020 Presidential Election
- Current status
- Michigan false-elector charges dismissed; attorney general declined appeal. No inference about unrelated matters.
Original Case
Arraigned July 25, 2023; pleaded not guilty to eight Michigan felony counts: conspiracy to commit forgery (one), forgery (two), conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (one), uttering and publishing (one), conspiracy to commit election-law forgery (one), and election-law forgery (two). The criminal charges were dismissed before clemency, on September 9, 2025; no criminal conviction or sentence in this matter.
Clemency
Expressly named in Proclamation 10989. The proclamation grants a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to a broader class of U.S. citizens for covered 2020-election-related conduct; the named list is expressly non-exhaustive.
Trump Connection
Michigan Republican Trump elector and political supporter.
Since Clemency
2026-03-09 · criminal case
Michigan attorney general announced no appeal of the September 9, 2025 dismissal of remaining state false-elector charges.
Legal Status: Charges dismissed before the federal pardon; decision not to appeal came afterward.
- Development Source
Nessel declines appeal March 9, 2026Michigan Attorney General
- Development Source
Sources
- Primary Documentation
Proclamation 10989 — Granting Pardons for Certain Offenses Related to the 2020 Presidential ElectionGovInfo / Office of the Federal Register2026-09-24 - Primary Documentation
Proclamation 10989 (November 7, 2025)GovInfo / Office of the Federal Register - Primary Documentation
Nessel declines appeal March 9, 2026Michigan Attorney General - Primary Documentation
All 16 arraignments held in false-elector prosecution, August 10, 2023Michigan Attorney General