We may soon learn the results of a nearly two-year investigation of former state House Speaker Lee Chatfield.

The investigation began after Chatfield’s former sister-in-law accused him of sexual assault. He denies the allegations. The investigation later reportedly expanded to include Chatfield’s campaign finances.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said earlier in 2023 she expected to wrap up the investigation by the end of the year.

In Flint Thursday, Nessel said her office is working “expeditiously” to resolve the investigation.

https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2023-12-07/nessel-criminal-investigation-into-former-state-house-speaker-lee-chatfield-to-be-resolved-in-short-order

Sister-in-law: Ex-MI House Speaker Lee Chatfield sexually assaulted me as teen

LANSING—Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield manipulated and sexually assaulted the teenage girlfriend of his younger brother when she was a student at the Christian academy where he taught, the woman said she has told police.

Michigan State Police and the Lansing Police Department are investigating the criminal complaint filed by the woman, who is now Chatfield’s sister-in-law. She said the encounters continued for more than a decade into 2021.

Chatfield — a pastor’s son whose website was emblazoned with the slogan "Faith, Family, Service" before it went offline in the past week — was the youngest Michigan House speaker in more than a century when legislative colleagues elected him to the powerful position at the age of 30 in 2018.

But behind the squeaky clean image, Chatfield took advantage of the girl’s vulnerabilities when she was a high school student and continued to sexually assault her throughout his political tenure in Lansing, including inside his Capitol office, Rebekah Chatfield, now 26, said in a series of interviews in recent weeks with Bridge Michigan.

https://www.bridgemi.com/children-families/sister-law-ex-mi-house-speaker-lee-chatfield-sexually-assaulted-me-teen

To celebrate Hanukkah this year, we were loaned a few special menorahs to commemorate this holiday dedicated to light, hope, resilience, and the enduring strength of the Jewish people.

The first menorah was created out of flattened nails and scrap metal by Erwin Thieberger, a Holocaust survivor and coppersmith who modeled his menorahs after those he made in concentration camps during WWII. This series of menorahs made out of nails, evoking the menorahs of the Camps, expresses the darkness of the Jewish past while also providing the light of hope.

The second menorah was designed by the Jewish architect Daniel Libeskind, in honor of the eleven victims who were massacred at the Tree of Life mass shooting in 2018.

The Jewish community is going through a difficult time right now as antisemitic hate and violence rises in the United States and abroad. We light these menorahs to honor and remember those who can’t join us, and in the hope for a future where we can all live free of hate.

🚨🚨 Trump’s loyalty-first cabinet. EXCLUSIVE details: 1. Melania wants @tuckercarlson for VP. 2. Stephen Miller 4 Attorney General. 3. Tucker pushing Steve Bannon as Chief of Staff. 4. JD Vance up for a big gig, on VP short list…

Behind the Curtain — Exclusive: How Trump would build his loyalty-first Cabinet

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Vice president: Trump talks openly to friends about several possibilities for running mate. Table stakes for these candidates is proving you believe the 2020 election was stolen and that former Vice President Mike Pence wimped out by allowing its certification.

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But here's an interesting twist: Melania Trump is an advocate for picking Tucker Carlson, the booted Fox News star. She thinks Carlson would make a powerful onstage extension of her husband, a source close to Trump told us. The former first lady has made few campaign appearances this time around — but a Trump-Carlson ticket might encourage her to hit the trail.

Trump, asked last month about Carlson as a potential V.P., said: "I like Tucker a lot. ... He's got great common sense."

The idea of Tucker Carlson has been discounted by many people close to Trump because they assume he'd never pick someone who could outshine him. And Trump's staff is convinced (correctly) that Carlson can't be controlled. But the two men talk a lot.

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/07/trump-loyalty-cabinet-2025-carlson-miller-bannon