NEW: Op-Ed from Michigan AG Dana Nessel on Suing Trump, Defending Michiganders
February 5, 2025
AG Nessel: “While it’s true that a majority of Michigan voters selected Donald Trump to serve as our president, the whims of the majority cannot and should not be permitted to infringe upon any resident’s rights and liberties.”
Washington, DC – In a recent op-ed in the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel emphasized her commitment to protecting and serving the people of Michigan as the Trump administration continues to violate the law and Constitution.
“I filed these suits under the authority of my office, the Michigan Department of Attorney General, on behalf of the people of the State of Michigan,” AG Nessel wrote. “And as a constitutional officer of this state who is sworn to protect and defend the rights, liberties and freedoms of Michigan residents.”


Key Highlights:
- “Donald J. Trump is the duly elected president of the United States. That position and his office grant him great power and authority. But like all presidents, he and his appointees remain bound by the laws that govern our great nation.”
- “I have grave concerns regarding many of the proposed actions Trump, and those who have been nominated to serve in his administration, have publicly promoted.”
- “Many of these actions, if implemented, would involve flagrant violations of the U.S. Constitution, the Administrative Procedures Act, and other federal laws and long-held standards by which all public officials must abide.”
- “Here’s when legal action is appropriate: If the policies of the administration and the federal government, violate the law, and
,by doing so, inflict specific, concrete harm or injury to the State of Michigan or her residents. In such cases, I am bound by my oath of office to take action.” - “While it’s true that a majority of Michigan voters selected Donald Trump to serve as our president, the whims of the majority cannot and should not be permitted to infringe upon any resident’s rights and liberties.”
- “When I first ran to be Michigan Attorney General in 2018, I did so with the pledge and the promise of holding the federal government accountable for legal transgressions and trespasses committed against the people of this great state.”
- “But in the event our laws are compromised, I will be prepared to do what I’ve always done, as an elected official responsible for defending our constitution: protect and defend the people of the state of Michigan.”
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