Lansing — Republican attorney general hopeful Matt DePerno accused his GOP convention opponent Tom Leonard of violating attorney-client privilege while revealing an investigation into his own conduct by a state commission, according to a letter obtained by The Detroit News.
The letter, which becomes public on a key day in the high-profile attorney general race, was written by DePerno and addressed to a lawyer with the law firm Leonard works for, Plunkett Cooney. Leonard is a partner in the firm's Lansing office, serving as group leader for its government relations, public policy and regulatory practice.
A front-page article with the byline of veteran New York Times opinion writer Nicholas Kristof is the latest poisonous example of what I call the NGO “halo effect.” Headlined “The Silence That Mee...