 Well, in a surprising turn of events, it does seem as if there is a possibility that the residents of Flint, Michigan Who were poisoned were talking about 100,000 people most the people of color they may actually see Some justice because the former governor Rick Snyder who poisoned them is going to be charged So as AP reports former Michigan governor Rick Snyder his health director and other ex-officials have been told they are being Charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal which devastated the majority black city with lead Contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires disease the Associated Press has learned Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution told the AP on Tuesday that the Attorney General's office has informed defense lawyers about Indictments in Flint and told them to expect initial court appearances soon They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly The AP could not determine the nature of the charges against Snyder former health department director Nick Lyon and others who were in his administration Including Rick Baird a friend who was the governor's key troubleshooter while in office Courtney Covington Watkins a spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office said only that investigators were working Dilligently and will share more as soon as we're in a position to do so Snyder a Republican who has been out of office for two years was governor when state appointed managers in Flint switched the city's water To the Flint River in 2014 as a cost-saving step while a pipeline was being built to Lake Huron The water however was not treated to reduce corrosion a disastrous decision affirmed by state regulators that caused lead To leech from old pipes and spoiled the distribution system used by nearly 100,000 residents Snyder's attorney Brian Lennon released a blistering statement on Tuesday saying a criminal prosecution would be outrageous He said state prosecutors have refused to share information about these charges with us Snyder apologized for the catastrophe during his 2016 state of the state speech and said government at all levels had failed Flint So this story has me cautiously optimistic I mean we certainly we have to see what the indictments entail What the charges will be but the fact that there's any accountability at all when we thought that this wasn't a possibility Just a year ago it really is encouraging to see and make no mistake about it This man is a criminal. He should be in prison for the rest of his life Because to save money He poisoned 100,000 residents if that doesn't speak to how evil capitalism is then nothing else will and look We've got to give credit to status coup and Jordan Sheridan for constantly reporting on this story Keeping folks engaged and I want to link you to the documentary flushing Flint because it goes over Exactly how Damaging this was and he talks to folks, you know with children who were poisoned and after they were learning to talk They stopped talking and it's just honestly gut-wrenching and you know, some of you may have tuned out of this story Because it's happened a long time ago by now seemingly and not all of the lead pipes in Flint have been replaced Like they still don't have clean drinking water in Flint, Michigan. Believe it or not But if you've kind of like checked out and you find this story like old because so much has happened since then Trust me, even if you don't care about Flint care about yourself stay engaged with the story Make sure that accountability happens because guess what the next Flint, Michigan could happen anywhere in the United States This is according to experts now one potential pitfall that I want to talk about and this is a completely like premature discussion is That Rick Snyder has aligned himself with Joe Biden in the 2020 election He endorsed Joe Biden and Disgustingly enough Joe Biden didn't reject that endorsement Joe Biden embraced that endorsement and bragged about that endorsement Obviously because he wanted to you know bolster his conservative bonafides and bragged to Republicans that hey I even got this Republican governor to endorse me completely ignoring the fact that this man is a criminal who poisoned 100,000 people So in the event we see a situation where justice is served and he does get locked up What if Joe Biden pardons him? Now that's only a possibility if he's charged Federally if he's charged at the state level then Joe Biden can't do anything a president can only pardon someone When they're charged with federal crimes but I mean Him aligning with Joe Biden It could have been like a strategic ploy in the event federal charges do you know take place after the state charges him We don't know what's gonna happen and again this conversation is really premature But just the mere fact that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris like bragged about getting endorsed by this criminal It shows to their lack of integrity. It shows to their desperation and They don't even care about the human cost. So look We don't know what's gonna come of this It's still really early, but just the fact that charges are coming. This is a really good thing to see The residents of Flint who are poisoned who will have lead in their blood forever You know, they're going to never be healthy again Like they'll never get their former lives back, but to see him Get jailed that's like the minimum that they should expect for everything that they've gone through and again I've got to give credit to Jordan Sheridan of status who who has never taken his foot off the gas who has constantly kept viewers engaged on this very important subject and You know, it's about Flint, but it's not just about Flint This can happen anywhere in the United States because when you live in a late-stage capitalist society, trust me This isn't going to be the last time that cost saving measures are Used that are to the detriment of humanity. So, you know this This is something that we're gonna have to be watching very closely But for now, I do feel cautiously optimistic that there's gonna be at least some justice for the residents of Flint, Michigan