As Michigan voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the Republican and Democratic primaries, a Kent County, Michigan, judge issued a preliminary injunction forcing state GOP Chair Kristina Karamo to give up control of party assets, ruling that she was properly removed from her position in January.
Karamo, who remained defiant after a faction of the Michigan Republican Party voted to remove her in a special meeting on January 6, was sued by her opponents as they sought to replace her with former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra. In his Tuesday ruling, Judge J. Joseph Rossi said that Karamo was removed “pursuant to party bylaws” and the plaintiffs in the case are “likely to prevail at trial,” Bridge Michigan reported.
The ousted GOP chairwoman was present in the courtroom gallery when Rossi announced his ruling and said after the decision that…
