In America, unlike in Britain, even Democratic politicians have tried to stop the pro-jihadist mania. For instance, when students at the University of Michigan shut down the quad and assaulted police officers, the state attorney general Dana Nessel brought charges against them. But what happened next was much less encouraging—and sets a terrible precedent. Seth Mandel writes:
The Democratic representative Rashida Tlaib led the chorus of those accusing Nessel, who is Jewish, of acting out of bias and demanding her recusal. . . . On CNN, Nessel responded: “I don’t think you have to be Angela Lansbury to figure this out. Clearly, she’s referencing my religion.”
“I’m not going to get in the middle of this argument that they’re having,” the Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer said when asked by Jake Tapper to respond to the accusations against Nessel.
Meanwhile, as the case dragged on, Nessel was left to fend for herself and the “Jewish disqualification” argument persisted. The judge was even considering granting a hearing on it. That same judge, from Nessel’s perspective, had slow-walked the case nearly to a stall while the attorney general took steady fire from the left. It was too much for Nessel. This week, she threw in the towel, dropped all the charges, and, according to court observers, surprised even the defendants with her actions.
To her credit, Nessel said in a statement that not only were the charges justified, but “a reasonable jury would find the defendants guilty of the crimes alleged.” But to her shame, she cast blame on the Jewish Community Relations Council, as Mandel details—throwing the Jewish group under the bus to save her reputation.
Read more on Commentary: https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/dana-nessel-rashida-tlaib-and-a-very-dangerous-precedent/