Ocams Razor: The simplest explanation is probably the right explanation.
If they were not cheating they would not object to releasing the records.
The Justice Department is demanding roughly 865,000 ballots and hundreds of thousands of related election records from the Detroit area’s 2024 election, threatening to seek a court order if the materials are not turned over within 14 days.
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I am not sure what the “Detroit area” encompasses in this case.
But there are only like 600,000+ residents in the city of Detroit.