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Michigan AG investigating child services swatting call involving Buttigieg, his kids

Michigan attorney general's office called it a "malicious act."

Published July 27, 2026, 7:02 PM
Updated July 27, 2026, 7:47 PM2.1K
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 Michigan AG investigating child services swatting call involving Buttigieg, his kids

The office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Monday that she has opened an investigation into an incident last month where former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a high-profile Democratic Party figure and a potential 2028 presidential hopeful, said that authorities were called on his house over false allegations that temporarily led to him being separated from his two children.

"The Department of Attorney General has opened an investigation into this malicious act not only to look into the potential unlawful conduct but also to mitigate the risk that this act could trigger copy-cat acts against other well-known residents and elected officials as the newest form of threat or intimidation," a spokesperson for the Michigan attorney general's office wrote in a statement.

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