The entire statement reads like a political screed rather than a
prosecutorial statement. It is both unprofessional and unwarranted in
addressing the arrest of a citizen. What is bizarre is that most
officials in such a controversy would strive to maintain an absolutely
legally objective and politically neutral position. Nessel could have
left the matter by detailing the history of noncompliance as sufficient
justification for the arrest. Nessel did precisely the opposite to
pander to a political base. She seems to struggle to fulfill every
stereotype of a biased political operative exercising criminal
enforcement authority.
-- Jonathan Turley, "Michigan AG Nessel Unleashes Political Diatribe Against Defiant Restaurant Owner" (JONATHANTURLEY.ORG).
