According to Hoekstra’s complaint, Benson has “engaged in behavior that creates an appearance of impropriety and brings the legal profession into disrepute.”
He further suggested that her engagement in election lawfare may have “impacted the rights of the Michigan Republican Party,” and requested an investigation into Benson’s “behavior as an attorney and member of the Michigan Bar” on account of a potential violation of ethics and conduct policies.
Specifically, according to the GOP chair, Benson has engaged in activity that has weakened Michigan’s election laws by undercutting election transparency and verification provisions in State law.
As a result of her political machinations, Benson was taken to court by several different parties, with one case eventually reaching the Michigan Supreme Court.
Citing a court case initiated in 2022, Visser v. Benson, the complaint alleges that Benson then worked in combination with the left-wing judges on the Michigan Supreme Court, specifically leftist Whitmer appointee Kyra Harris Bolden, who has helped to enable Benson’s dubious work as Secretary of State.
“From 2022 through early 2024, Attorney Benson, in her capacity as Michigan’s Secretary of State, suffered a string of court losses from judges across the spectrum ruling that her attempts to weaken transparency and verification in the administration of elections was contrary to law,” Hoekstra wrote.
