Michigan SOS to House Republicans who held her in contempt: I’ll see you in court
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MichiganSecretaryofStateJocelynBensonspeaksduringavirtualpressconferenceheldinresponsetoHouseRepublicans’resolutionholdingBensonincontempt.May22,2025|Screenshot
MichiganSecretaryofStateJocelynBensononThursdayafternoonsaidshehascompliedingoodfaithwithHouseOversightCommitteesubpoenasthatrequestedthestate’selectiontrainingmanuals,andthattheirvoteontheHousefloortoholdherincontemptwasapoliticalstunt.
Benson,whoisoneofseveralcandidatesseekingtheDemocraticnominationforgovernorin2026,saidinanewsconferencethatifthemoveresultedinalawsuit,thenshewouldseetheRepublicanHousecaucusincourt.
“Wehaverepeatedlyaskedthemembersofthiscommitteetomeetwithusoverthelastseveralmonths,buttheyhaverefused,”Bensonsaid.“NowmyofficehasreleaseddocumentstotheHouseOversightCommitteefivetimes.Wehaveturnedovermorethan3,300pagesofelectiondocumentstothiscommitteeandtothepubliconourdepartment’swebsite.So,if…House