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Former Gov. Snyder and the poisoning of Flint's water: Where he could be vulnerable
(Detroit Free Press) LANSING — Reports Tuesday that former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will face criminal charges over the lead poisoning of Flint's drinking water supply came as a shock to many.
For some, charging Snyder would be a long overdue legal reckoning for the man who was Michigan's top decision-maker when the catastrophe began in April 2014.
To others, charging Snyder, who was Michigan's Republican governor from 2011 through 2018, is just one more costly misstep in a criminal investigation that has been mismanaged from the get-go.
Snyder has apologized for the Flint crisis many times, but has never taken ultimate or full responsibility for it. ............(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2021/01/12/flint-water-rick-snyder-criminal-charges/6645359002/