Eastern Michigan University Regent Rich Baird announced Friday he resigned his position on the college s Board of Regents effective immediately.
Baird s resignation comes one day after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel s office charged him, former Gov. Rick Snyder and seven others as part of the Flint water investigation.
In a letter to EMU Board Chairperson Eunice Jeffries, Baird wrote the charges against him are specious and totally without merit. This is a very difficult decision for me, Baird wrote, but one that I believe is in the best interests of the University, which I have loved and supported long before becoming a Regent.
Attorneys respond to news of charges against former Gov. Snyder
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FLINT, Mich. â Two attorneys have responded to news that the state plans to charge former Gov. Rick Snyder in connection to the Flint water crisis.
Brian Lennon says the charges are part of a âpolitical smear campaign.â
âThat office has refused to share information about these charges with us, which is an indication that a public relations smear campaign is a higher priority than any official legal action,â he said, referring to the Michigan Attorney Generalâs Office of Special Counsel.
Read his full statement: