New report implicates a Republican senator in a potential criminal cover-up as his shady campaign dealings are probed
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has been under investigation by the Missouri Secretary of State for allegations that he illegally used taxpayer resources while he was state attorney general to support his Senate campaign. The allegations followed reports that he had farmed out his office to private political consultants to run while he prepared to run for higher office, and potentially mingled staff between both the attorney general’s office and his campaign office.
But it gets worse. Hawley was asked by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) to provide emails between his staff and the consultants, and his office responded that there were none. But on Friday, the Kansas City Star reported that there were, in fact, emails — they just communicated using private accounts and failed to disclose them, a possible violation of Missouri’s sunshine laws:
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Wonder if republicans will call for him to resign. What are the odds