A Michigan judge this week dismissed criminal charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder for his handling of the Flint water crisis, a manmade public health emergency that exposed thousands of residents to unsafe lead levels and caused outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease that killed at least 12 people.
The former Republican governor was the first official in Michigan's history to be charged with crimes related to his duties as governor.
He was slapped with two misdemeanor counts of misconduct in office in 2021. The Flint water crisis began in 2014.
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