(CNN)—The former emergency manager for the city of Flint -- who was at the helm when polluted water began flowing through the taps -- claims he did not know the water was dangerous.
Speaking via his attorney, Darnell Earley said that the decision to switch Flint's water source (which is blamed for the polluted water) was made before he came on board.
"Nothing came across his desk nor was he ever advised that there was anything wrong with the water or the use of the water," attorney A. Scott Bolden told CNN Thursday on behalf of his client.
"He was relying on the experts," Bolden said.
The Flint water crisis has become a national story, and a congressional hearing on the issue was held on Wednesday.
Earley was a no-show at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing. He declined an invitation to attend Monday, then refused to accept a subpoena issued Tuesday night.
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