Michigan Republicans threaten to impeach Democratic attorney general
Lansing — Michigan’s Republican-led Senate appears to be putting the squeeze on Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel and is not ruling out the possibility of pursuing impeachment if she refuses to enforce state laws to which she objects.
A 2020 budget unveiled this week by the Senate GOP proposes a 10 percent “administrative reduction” for Nessel’s office and other language attempting to limit her discretion in lawsuits.
It also proposes funding cuts for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office to pay for the creation of a new independent redistricting commission voters approved last fall.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said in a Thursday morning radio interview that the upper chamber is working to apply “legislative pressure” on Nessel through the budget process.
The Plymouth Township Democrat has riled Republicans since taking office in January by settling a same-sex adoption lawsuit over a GOP law, issuing a legal opinion invalidating a Line 5 tunnel authority, creating a new hate crimes unit and vowing to ignore a state abortion ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
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