City Council’s move puts Granholm on the spot

CHRIS CHRISTOFF, Detroit Free Press

- Gov. Jennifer Granholm remained noncommittal Tuesday about what steps, if any, she might take now that she will receive a formal request from the Detroit City Council to remove Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office.

“We’re not going to offer a reaction because we don’t want to compromise the process,” Granholm spokeswoman Liz Boyd said.

Former Attorney General Frank Kelley, now an adviser to Granholm, said the council’s 5-4 vote puts Granholm in a situation no governor should face.

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