Former Governor, Others Must Testify In Flint Water Bellwether Case, Judge Says

Mealey's (March 22, 2022, 12:58 PM EDT) -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A federal judge in Michigan on March 21 denied motions to quash subpoenas for five defendants, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who sought to avoid testifying in the Flint water crisis bellwether trial currently under way in Michigan federal court.  The judge said that because the parties had testified in depositions earlier in the case, they cannot now invoke the privilege against self-incrimination....