Dems Blast Snyder, Schuette for Spending Millions of Taxpayer Dollars on Flint Legal Fees Instead of Flint Recovery

Snyder Requested $1.2 Million to Pay for His Defense Attorneys, Schuette Requested $1.5 Million to Pay for His Campaign Contributor’s Flint Investigation

LANSING – Today Michigan Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon responded to requests made by Governor Snyder and Attorney General Schuette to have taxpayers foot their legal bills related to the Flint water crisis. Governor Rick Snyder has requested $1.2 million in taxpayer dollars to pay for his defense attorneys in connection with the Flint water crisis, and Attorney General Bill Schuette has requested $1.5 million in taxpayer dollars to pay for major GOP donor Todd Flood’s Flint investigation.

"It's beyond outrageous that Snyder wants to take $1.2 million from Michigan taxpayers to pay for defense attorneys over his involvement in the poisoning of Flint's water," said Brandon Dillon. "That money should go toward replacing lead pipes and getting safe drinking water to Flint families, not for Snyder's defense attorneys."

“Instead of conducting a truly independent investigation into the cause of the Flint water crisis, Bill Schuette is funneling $1.5 million in taxpayer dollars to Todd Flood, who has contributed thousands of dollars to Bill Schuette, and thousands more to Rick Snyder - the man he is supposed to be investigating,” said Dillon. “The people of Flint deserve better.”

The requests were taken up by the State Administrative Board’s Finance and Claims Committee today. The agenda, featuring the Governor’s and Attorney General’s request for taxpayer dollars on pages 25 and 26, can be found here:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/fcagenda_16770_7.pdf.

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