OF CITIZENS AND CONSUMERS HERE IN OUR STATE.
SHE AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN
WORKING TO TACKLE A WIDE RANGE
OF ISSUES, AND SHE HAS DRAWN
PRAISE AND CRITICISM FOR HER
EFFORTS.
EFFORTS. >> Jason: ON THIS DAY, SHE
GRANTED EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO HANK
WINCHESTER TO GIVE US A GLIMPSE
INTO THE LIFE OF MICHIGAN
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ATTORNEY GENERAL. HANK JOINS US.
SHE IS AS BUSY AS YOU WOULD
EXPECT ANYONE IN THAT POSITION
TO BE IN.
TO BE IN. >> Hank: VERY LONG DAYS FOR DANA
NESSEL.
NESSEL. SHE IS IN NONSTOP MOTION,
MEETING WITH MICHIGANDERS, LAW
ENFORCEMENT, INSIDERS.
ENFORCEMENT, INSIDERS. SHE HAS RUFFLED A FEW FEATHERS
AND HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THAT,
IT’S PART OF THE JOB.
DANA NESSEL IS ON A MICHIGAN.
SHE SAID HER ONE GOAL,
PROTECTING YOU.
PROTECTING YOU. TO SAY HER SCHEDULE IS
JAM-PACKED WOULD BE AN
UNDERSTATEMENT.
UNDERSTATEMENT. ON THIS DAY TAKING ON ROBO-CALLS
WITH THE BBB.
FIGHTING THE HIGH COST OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, A ROUND
TABLE ON ABUSE WITHIN THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THEN TALKING
UTILITIES AT THAW.
>> OUR RECENT AG HAS BEEN COZY
WITH THE UTILITY COMPANIES.
>> Hank: YOUR CRITICS WILL SAY
YOU’RE TAKING ON TOO MUCH.
>> WHAT’S TOO MUCH TO A PERSON
WHO CAN’T HEAT THEIR HOME IN THE
WINTER?
WINTER? WHAT’S NOT IMPORTANT TO A PERSON
WHO CAN’T AFFORD ESSENTIAL
MEDICATION FOR DIABETES.
>> Hank: TAKING ON ABUSE WITHIN
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TO DTE RATE
HIKES, HATE CRIMES, AND FLINT.
>> THE PEOPLE OF FLINT DON’T
FEEL LIKE THERE WILL BE JUSTICE
IN THIS CASE.
WE GO DEEP INTO FLINT TONIGHT AT
11:00.
11:00. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP
UP WITH HER SCHEDULE.
>> I’M DETERMINED TO USE EVERY
DAY THAT I HAVE DURING MY TERM
TO MAKE AS MUCH OF AN IMPACT AND
MAKE AS MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE AS
I CAN IN THE LIVES OF AS MANY
PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
>> Hank: MUCH DIFFERENT THAN
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BILL
SCHUETTE, THEY’RE VERY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. SHE HAS WITHDRAWN THE STATE FROM
ABOUT 25 CASES THAT THE FORMER
AG JOINED WHILE IN OFFICE, NOT
POPULAR WITH G.O.P. LEADERS AND
SOME MICHIGANDERS.
SOME MICHIGANDERS. HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE JOB THAT
BILL SCHUETTE DID?
>> I’M NOT HERE TO DENIGRATE
BILL SCHUETTE.
BILL SCHUETTE. HIS TIME HAS COME AND GONE IN
TERMS OF HIS ROLE IN THE AG’S
OFFICE.
OFFICE. BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS
OFFICE AND TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE
A LEGACY I CAN BE PROUD OF.
>> Hank: AND THAT CAN MEAN
TAKING ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES.
>> TO ME, IN THE EVENT THAT ROE
V. WADE IS OVERTURNED, THEN
PROSECUTING WOMEN OR THEIR
DOCTORS FOR PRIVATE MEDICAL
DECISIONS WILL PROBABLY NOT BE A
BIG PRIORITY FOR ME.
>> Hank: SHE CALLED PRESIDENT
TRUMP’S BORDER BATTLE A
MANUFACTURED CRISIS.
MANUFACTURED CRISIS. AND THEN JOINED 15 OTHER STATES
IN SUING THE PRESIDENT OVER HIS
DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. >> THE PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN
TREATED APPROPRIATELY ESPECIALLY
BY THOSE WHO ARE IN OFFICES OF
GREAT POWER.
GREAT POWER. I THINK THEY NEED SOMEBODY WHO
WILL FIGHT BACK.
>> Hank: LIKE THE PRESIDENT, SHE
HAS SOMETIMES TURNED TO TWITTER
TO CLAP LACK AT HER CRITICS.
>> IF YOU SEE SOME OF MY
STATEMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
THERE’S A REASON FOR THAT
BECAUSE I GET VERY UPSET WHEN I
SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING DENIED
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE. >> Hank: IT’S ALSO ON TWITTER
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE COME AFTER YOU
AND SAID, DANA NESSEL IS ONLY
INTERESTED IN THE THINGS THAT
DANA NESSEL CARES ABOUT, WOMEN’S
RIGHTS, LGBT ISSUES.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT?
>> LOOK AT MY SCHEDULE.
THIS IS A TYPICAL DAY FOR ME.
THIS IS WHAT WE’RE DOING ALL DAY
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. >> Hank: TONIGHT AT 11:00, MUCH
MORE FROM THE AG, WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT THE FLINT INVESTIGATION.
SHE IS STARTING FROM SCRATCH AND
DELIVERS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO
THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS POLITICS.
SOME THINK SHE IS DOING A GREAT
JOB AND OTHERS DO NOT AND SAY
SHE’S TAKING ON TOO MUCH.
>> Karen: THERE’S HEAT ON BOTH
SIDES.
SIDES. >> Hank: IT’S POLITICS.
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE ON BOTH
SIDES OF IT AND CASES CAN BE