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Michigan Senate Subpoenas Documents Over Gov. Whitmer’s Handling of Nursing Homes
The Michigan Senate Oversight Committee issued a subpoena Thursday requiring documents relating to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of nursing homes during the pandemic after its initial request had been ignored for more than two months.
The committee issued a subpoena to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) asking for all documents and communications relating to COVID-19 policies and information, including policies involving long-term, congregate care facilities.
Oversight Committee chairman Edward McBroom said during the meeting that the committee sent out the initial request on March 2 and a follow-up request on April 8, but thus far, “we’ve received completely nothing.”
Senate Oversight Committee chair wants Benson to attend hearing
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LANSING, Mich. â GOP members of the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee are asking Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to testify at a hearing in the coming weeks.
Instead of having Benson participate in the hearing, her office plans to send Director of Elections Jonathan Brater in her place, according to a letter from the committee.
However, Sen. Edward McBroom says itâs âimperativeâ that the stateâs chief election officer, Benson, also be present at a hearing on elections.
âThe invitation for you to speak before the committee was provided well in advance, with a commitment to openness and transparency,â McBroom said. âTo be respectful of your time and ensure the hearing is productive, I even agreed to a pre-committee meeting to allow you the ability to prepare your answers in advance and to understand the objectives of t
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Dec 15, 2020 12:57 PM EST
The subpoenaed Dominion CEO will appear for the first time and be asked about its voting terminals software. It is suspect of irregularities that allowed Trump s votes to be flipped by the system.
One of the most controversial aspects of the voting last November 3 is the voting terminals used on that day.
Dominion Voting Systems and its head will be under oath, to tell the truth under threat of perjury. They were scheduled for Tuesday to appear before legislators reported The Epoch Times.
John Poulos will answer all the questions about the anomalies that were traced to Dominion s compromised systems. In the election, about 28 states used the machines.