State Reps. Graham Filler and Andrew Fink, both attorneys, criticized Attorney General Dana Nessel for threatening to prosecute a bipartisan majority of legislators who did not attend House session on Wednesday — bringing House Democrat leadership’s agenda to a halt. They issued the following statement::

“The Attorney General’s threat to prosecute lawmakers for exercising their constitutional rights is baseless, reckless, and a blatant abuse of power. The Michigan Constitution gives the Legislature — not the Attorney General — sole authority over attendance and penalties. Her attempt to twist the law to intimidate legislators into submission is a dangerous overreach and a clear violation of the separation of powers.

“Dana Nessel’s claims are absurd. If her logic held, even Speaker Joe Tate’s failure to hold regular session days this summer could be considered criminal. This is nothing more than a desperate political stunt to silence opposition and distract from her party’s failures.

“Nessel is trying to weaponize her office and bully lawmakers into rubber-stamping Democrat leadership’s agenda, but we won’t back down. We will not be bullied. House Republicans remain focused on fighting for policies that protect small businesses, tipped workers, and hardworking Michiganders.”

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