Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel appears on CNN on Thursday, March 12. CNNThe attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township today hits close to home for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. She was at Temple Israel last year to give a presentation about hate crimes and domestic terrorism, she told CNN’s Jake Tapper. The security guards who saw and opened fire on the suspect were “well-trained” and “well-prepared,” the attorney general said. “I think we can absolutely draw a nexus between the war in Iran and the events of today,” Nessel said.

Source: CNN March 12, 2026 18:58 UTC