Michigan Coronavirus Policy: Governor Whitmer Avoiding Accountability

Last August, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer joined New York governor Andrew Cuomo in a statement blasting the Trump administration’s Justice Department for daring to request data related to nursing-home deaths in their respective states.

The governors — both Democrats — claimed this was “nothing more than a transparent politicization of the Department of Justice in the middle of the Republican National Convention.”

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Ingrid Jacques

Ingrid Jacques is a columnist and deputy editorial page editor at the Detroit News.

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Last August, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer joined New York governor Andrew Cuomo in a statement blasting the Trump administration’s Justice Department for daring to request data related to nursing-home deaths in their respective states.

The governors — both Democrats — claimed this was “nothing more than a transparent politicization of the Department of Justice in the middle of the Republican National Convention.”