False CPS report that separated Buttigieg from his children now under AG investigation

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 473

Last Updated: 4 days, 23 hours ago


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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has opened an investigation into the false Child Protective Services report that led to former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg being temporarily separated from his children in June, with a spokesperson for the department calling the incident a “flagrant violation of the Buttigiegs’ privacy.”

Kimberly Bush, director of the Office of Public Information and Education for the Michigan Department of Attorney General, confirmed that the investigation has been …

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