Take a look at how Michiganders have reacted to a shocking 2019 police report detailing the allegations against MAGA Matt Hall for intimate partner violence
LANSING — One week ago, the Daily Beast exposed disturbing allegations of MAGA Matt Hall’s history with intimate partner violence from MAGA Matt Hall, barely three months after the resurfacing of the racist, violent threats from his college years made headlines. This pattern of deeply concerning behavior begs the question of MAGA Matt Hall’s fitness for office.
Now, exactly one week after this story broke, we have still heard nothing from Hall or any Republicans in response to the allegations. Given how much power and influence Hall has in the legislature, many across the state are expressing their deep concern about his leadership.
Local news took notice – with pieces appearing in MIRS and Gander:
MIRS: 2019 Hall incident emerges
- The Daily Beast published an article today digging up previously investigated allegations that House Republican Leader Matt HALL (R-Kalamazoo) was involved in a suspected domestic violence incident with his long-time girlfriend, Megan Womacks RICHARDSON in 2019.
- Published today by the Daily Beast’s senior reporter Kate BRIQULET, the article alleges that Hall was accused in 2019 of domestic assault and interfering in a 911 call by his girlfriend when the pair were together in a car on the way to a casino.
The Gander: Police reports unearth domestic assault investigation against top Michigan Republican
- Michigan House Minority Leader Matt Hall was reportedly accused of domestic assault and interfering with a 911 call. He wasn’t charged with a crime—and he went on to vote against legislation to protect survivors of domestic violence…
- According to an incident report filed with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, Hall and his girlfriend were driving to Indiana “for some type of sports betting” in 2019 when Hall became angry and smashed his girlfriend’s phone screen, according to the reports from The Daily Beast.
Then, Michiganders took to social media to sound the alarm on MAGA Matt:
Representative Laurie Pohutsky
Michigan Parent Alliance for Safe Schools
Distill Social
MDP Youth Vice Chain Austin Marsman
It’s clear that Michiganders will not sit back and let these allegations go unanswered. We will be watching and waiting for Hall — one of the most powerful Republicans in the state — to say anything about this deeply troubling news.
As a reminder, we broke down the most disturbing elements of this story in our own tweet thread below:
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