In 2022, Perry Johnson claimed there was “incredible fraud” in the 2020 presidential election.
In 2022, Perry Johnson also endorsed Matthew DePerno for attorney general, who tried to overturn the election and led efforts that gained unauthorized access to a Michigan vote tabulator while seeking evidence for Trump’s false election fraud claims.
2022: Perry Johnson Said There Was “Incredible Fraud” In The 2020 Election, But Said The State Needed Additional Data To Find Out Whether Trump Won. According to Detroit News, “Only two of eight Republican gubernatorial candidates on Thursday said definitively that they believe former President Donald Trump lost the state’s election in November 2020. […] Bloomfield Hills businessman Perry Johnson said there was ‘incredible fraud’ but the state would need additional ‘data to find out.’” [Detroit News, 5/12/22]
2022: Perry Johnson Endorsed Matthew DePerno For Attorney General, Who Tried To Overturn The 2020 Election. According to Bridge Michigan, “Johnson also veered to the political right in the primary, backing a partisan petition drive to tighten voter ID laws, declaring himself a follower of former President Donald Trump and endorsing an attorney general candidate, Matthew DePerno, who tried to overturn the 2020 election.” [Bridge Michigan, 3/14/22]
2022: Reuters Found Matt DePerno Led A Team That Gained Unauthorized Access To A Michigan Vote Tabulator, While Seeking Evidence For Trump’s False 2020 Election Fraud Claims. According to Reuters, “The Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general led a team that gained unauthorized access to voting equipment while hunting for evidence to support former President Donald Trump’s false election-fraud claims, according to a Reuters analysis of court filings and public records. The analysis shows that people working with Matthew DePerno - the Trump-endorsed nominee for the state’s top law-enforcement post - examined a vote tabulator from Richfield Township, a conservative stronghold of 3,600 people in northern Michigan’s Roscommon County. […] Under state law, it is a felony to seek or provide unauthorized access to voting equipment.” [Reuters, 8/7/22]
2022: While Running For Attorney General, Matt DePerno Repeated False Claims About Mail Voting Fraud And Pledged To “Prosecute” People He Claimed “Corrupted” The 2020 Election. According to the New York Times, “During his campaign, Mr. DePerno has continued to falsely claim that mail voting is rife with fraud and that voting records were deleted or destroyed after the election, and he has pledged to ‘prosecute the people who corrupted the 2020 election.’ [….] His candidacy has worried election experts, Democrats and even many Republicans, who fear that he could use his powers to carry out investigations based on fraudulent claims or engage in other forms of meddling in elections.” [New York Times, 8/8/22]