Man stopped in August outside Michigan governor’s summer mansion worked for anti-Democrat group

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE
Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police say a man dressed in black who works for a group that conducts opposition research on Democrats was stopped while climbing a bluff near the Michigan governor’s summer home in August. The Associated Press obtained the report Tuesday. The man’s name was not released, though he said he worked for America Rising, a Republican opposition group. He said he wanted to take pictures of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and any visiting politicians and meant no harm. The investigation has been closed. The police report links to two websites as potential employers, one at an America Rising corporation and one for an America Rising political action committee.