After Whitmer Ally Rejects Call For Investigation, GOP Hints At Funding Special Prosecutor

After Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat and close ally of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D), rejected a call from the state GOP for an investigation into Whitmer’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying an investigation would “abuse the investigatory powers of this Department,” the GOP legislator leading the call for an investigation hinted this week that he might call for a special prosecutor to look into the issue.

In late February, Sen. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) and some Senate Republican colleagues sent letters to Nessel and the Department of Justice. Runestead stated, “Gov. Whitmer’s regional hub policy placed patients with and without COVID-19 in the same facilities and may have exacerbated the death toll in those facilities. Questions remain regarding the accuracy of data, compliance with CDC guidelines and compliance with our state’s Freedom of Information Act. There is a critical need for a full investigation into these matters.”