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Dana Nessel

Portrait of Dana Nessel

Dana Nessel is the attorney general of Michigan.

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Dana Nessel on 2026 Midterm Elections, Antisemitism, and Consumer Protection, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Dana Nessel

Portrait of Dana Nessel

Dana Nessel

Role at the time: Michigan attorney general

Condemned

Statement summary

Nessel described Piker as “very anti-Semitic” after discussing his remarks about American Jews and the image of Jeremy Moss displayed during the stream.

“Many of us believe that he is very anti-Semitic”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)The David Frum Show: Dana Nessel and Jewish voters in MichiganClosing exchange after the Piker clip
Why we used this label

Nessel directly describes Piker as “very anti-Semitic” and calls the remarks about a Jewish elected official “really hateful words.”

Read statementHasan Piker’s August 20 remarks and Larry Klayman’s lawsuit
Portrait of Dana Nessel

Dana Nessel

Role at the time: Michigan attorney general

Condemned

Response to this claim

El-Sayed's cycle-of-violence framing rationalized the antisemitic attack or improperly shifted explanatory responsibility toward Israel and Jews.

“making excuses for an attempted mass killing of children”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)The David Frum Show: Dana Nessel and Jewish voters in MichiganClosing exchange after the Piker clip
Why we used this label

This is direct Democratic criticism grounded in the impact of the framing on the targeted community.

Read statementAbdul El-Sayed's cycle of violence framing after the Temple Israel attack
Portrait of Dana Nessel

Dana Nessel

Role at the time: Michigan attorney general

Condemned

Statement summary

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel rejected the new tariffs as illegal and said they would make families pay for Trump's policies.

“trying to make families pay for the President's failed agenda.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)AG Nessel, Governor Whitmer Sue Trump Administration Again to Stop Illegal TariffsNessel quotation and Section 301 discussion, paragraphs 2 and 6-9
Why we used this label

Nessel expressly criticizes the Section 301 tariffs and supports a lawsuit to stop them.

Read statementAre Trump's Section 301 "forced labor" tariffs a lawful remedy, or a pretext to revive struck-down global tariffs?
Portrait of Dana Nessel

Dana Nessel

Role at the time: Michigan attorney general

Condemned

Statement summary

Nessel condemns Deere's restrictions as forcing farmers into dependence on the company and raising repair costs.

“Deere has deliberately designed a system that forces Michigan farmers to depend on the company”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Dana Nessel joins Deere repair-monopoly lawsuitAttributed statement
Why we used this label

Nessel condemns Deere's restrictions as forcing farmers into dependence on the company and raising repair costs.

Read statementJohn Deere agrees to expand repair access after disputing the FTC's monopoly allegations

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Case

Abdul El-Sayed's cycle of violence framing after the Temple Israel attack

Relationship to this case: Speaker

After the Temple Israel attack, Abdul El-Sayed condemned antisemitism but linked the assailant’s actions to an Israeli airstrike that killed relatives, describing violence as a cycle. Critics said it rationalized the attack or shifted responsibility; El-Sayed denied justification and later apologized for adding context.

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