This was a coordinated media narrative to destroy a Republican Governor.
The truth was and is this crisis was caused by local officials who denied the problem, lied, and water authority personnel who falsified test results; the falsified test results the governor was given and who used to set policy.
To their credit, only the ACLU did any investigative work and found the people directly responsible. Even so, their findings were completely ignored by the MSM who only blamed the governor who was taking action based on the false reports given to him by local leaders and lying water authority personnel.
This video explains what the mainstream media ignored. If you're seriously interested in how this water crisis was allowed to happen, watch this video:
Thirst for Truth: Who's to Blame for Flint's Water Crisis? (6 mins)
Here are three of the true culprits:
Howard Croft:
Gerald Ambrose
Darnell Early
Good! These grifters need to pay the piper
Snyder may have been saved from a lawsuit, but he certainly bears some responsibility for what happened: he appointed the city’s emergency managers.