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Source of false Buttigieg allegation appeared ‘mentally unstable,’ records show - The Washington Post
WorldBy Olivia George, Erin Cox, Aaron Schaffer7/27/20261 min read
The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that prompted the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins was handled.
✨ Key Highlights
- Officials who separated former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from his 4-year-old twins last month acted on a vague, unsubstantiated allegation, according to records reviewed in the reporting.
- The accuser behind the claim was later assessed by authorities as possibly "mentally unstable," raising questions about the credibility of the initial report.
- The Michigan attorney general's office has opened an investigation into how the allegation was received and handled by the relevant officials.
- The separation of the former Cabinet secretary from his young children reportedly stemmed directly from this single, disputed accusation.
- The case draws scrutiny to the procedures used when acting on such allegations, particularly regarding the vetting of a source's reliability before taking significant action.
Officials who separated former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from his young twins last month relied on a vague and unsubstantiated allegation from an accuser authorities later deemed possib