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Gretchen Whitmer: “My legislature started rejecting my orders, tried to sue me…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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Live From the LBJ Library Season 2: Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Published | Video Starts at 15:15

It was before we fixed gerrymandering in Michigan, and they worked pretty well with me until the former president singled me out. And then everything changed on the ground in Michigan. My legislature started rejecting my orders, tried to sue me to take away my powers. Held events and shared stages with some of the people, ultimately, that were found guilty of plotting to kidnap and to kill me. (15:15–15:21)

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Asserts that the Michigan legislature rejected her orders and attempted to sue her to remove her powers.

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