Judge William Crawford of the 67th District Court pondered Tuesday whether a higher court should rule on the proper place to bring charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder for his role in the Flint water crisis.
During a brief virtual hearing, Crawford asked Snyder's attorneys and lawyers working for the Michigan Attorney General's Office to consider whether he was the appropriate judge to decide
the fight over the venue for two misdemeanor charges against the former Republican governor.
Crawford noted that it was Genesee County Circuit Judge David Newblatt who acted as a one-judge grand jury and authorized the charges against Snyder.