Michigan Capitol closes ahead of electoral college vote, 3 dead after fatal crash in I-94, cold week begins
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MONDAY NEWS HIT - With Michigan s electoral college scheduled to cast their final votes for President-elect Joe Biden on Monday, the tumultuous election s end looks like it will conclude with an unprecedented note.
The Michigan Senate chamber where the vote will be cast will be closed to everyone due to credible threats of violence reported by Michigan State Police.
While protests in support of President Donald Trump were anticipated in Lansing, the Capitol Commission said it had deemed its actions necessary based on concerns that potential violence could ensue during Monday s vote. It will still be streamed online.
Michigan Republican state representative who said he couldn t guarantee there wouldn t be violence as Electoral College electors meet in capitol is kicked off committees by his own party
GOP Michigan State Rep. Gary Eisen got stripped of his committee assignments after he said he couldn t guarantee there wouldn t be violence on Monday
Eisen went on a radio program and said that Michigan Republicans had planned some sort of event as the Electoral College electors gathered in Lansing
He called it convenient that the state capitol and office buildings had been locked down due to credible threats of violence
He said if he and other Republicans got locked out of the capitol they d move their event to a different location, but refused to give details
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