But Judge Joseph Farah said the discovery has no practical impact on his next step in the case. Lyon, who was director of the Michigan health department under then-Gov. Fadwa Hammoud of the state attorney general's office fired special prosecutor Todd Flood on April 16. The judge also noted that the 23 boxes of records apparently aren't related to Lyon's time at the health department. Outside court, Ron DeWaard, an attorney who represents the health department, also said there was no effort to conceal anything.

Source: Fox News May 03, 2019 21:02 UTC