House Oversight Committee authorizes subpoena for Attorney General Dana Nessel to appear Sept. 16 and produce documents

The Michigan House Committee on Oversight on an unanimous roll call authorized Chair DeBoer to issue a subpoena for Attorney General Dana Nessel to appear before the committee on Sept. 16, 2025, and to produce documents listed on two prior subpoenas.

Chair DeBoer told the committee the subpoenas seek records and testimony related to two earlier matters: a criminal referral from the Secretary of State concerning an alleged violation of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by an organization called Bipartisan Solutions, and an investigation into potential criminal activity regarding an individual named Tracy Kornack. The committee had voted on July 22 to authorize the two earlier document subpoenas, the chair said, and set production deadlines of Aug. 5, 2025; the AG’s office has not complied, he told members.

“[T]he Department of Attorney General has failed and or refused to produce the subpoena documents despite having had five weeks to gather and produce those documents,” the chair said during remarks introducing the motion. He described committee attempts at communication, including calls from House general counsel, and said the AG’s office did not provide a production date and declined substantive phone discussions.

Members asked whether the committee had previously invited the attorney general to appear voluntarily and whether the department had been formally served; the chair said the department accepted service and initially requested additional time for redactions and privilege review but provided no firm production date. Committee members also asked what would happen if documents were produced before Sept. 16; the chair said the committee could withdraw the subpoena if members chose.

The clerk recorded a roll-call vote on the motion to authorize the chair to execute the subpoena. The tally was 17 yays, 0 nays, 0 pass. The motion was approved.

The committee packet distributed before the meeting included a proposed subpoena and supporting documents, and committee members were advised they may review the letters and communications the committee has sent to the attorney general’s office.

What the vote means: the committee now has authority to issue and serve a subpoena requiring appearance and production on Sept. 16, 2025. The committee record does not show any subsequent production timeline from the Attorney General’s Office; the motion and vote reflect the committee’s response to what it described as noncompliance with previously issued subpoenas.