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Gov. Whitmer declines to back Michigan attorney general for prosecuting anti-Israel protesters

In a CNN interview, the Michigan governor doesn’t speak out against Rashida Tlaib’s insinuation that the AG charged campus demonstrators because she’s Jewish

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LANSING, MI - NOVEMBER 05: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, whos running for re-election, listens before her turn to speak at a rally for Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and other Democrats at Washington Park on November 5, 2022 in Lansing, Michigan. Gov. Whitmer continues campaigning across the state of Michigan against Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon ahead of the November 8 midterm election. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images)

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is declining to back state Attorney General Dana Nessel, a fellow Democrat, who has been attacked by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) over Nessel’s decision to charge anti-Israel campus demonstrators at the University of Michigan for...

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