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About those political consultants running the Attorney General’s office…

17 Saturday Nov 2018

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Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

A press release from the American Democracy Legal Fund:

ADLF Files Legal Complaint Against Hawley
For Misuse of Public Funds

The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a legal complaint against Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley for his misuse of taxpayer resources to further his political career.

The complaint asks the Missouri Secretary of State to investigate Hawley’s alleged outsourcing of Attorney General business to two partisan political consultants, who directed taxpayer-funded Attorney General staff to conduct the office in a manner that would benefit Hawley’s political career.

“Hawley suggested nobody is above the law. And, as Missouri’s chief law enforcement officer and advisor, neither is he,” writes ADLF President Brad Woodhouse. “Hawley’s conduct violates the trust that Missourians gave him to serve the public interest and enforce this state’s laws honorably. And most of all, Hawley’s conduct appears to demonstrate a misuse of public funds.”

The pdf of the complaint letter is here. [pdf]

And in January he’s in the U.S. Senate.

Previously:

Josh Hawley (r): Who did you say was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? (October 31, 2018)

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): Who was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? (November 1, 2018)

Senator Claire McCaskill (D): Who was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? – Press Q and A – November 1, 2018 (November 1, 2018)

Josh Hawley (r): Ask me no more questions, I’ll tell you no more lies… (November 4, 2018)

Josh Hawley (r): afraid of playing softball with Chuck Todd (November 4, 2018)

You think maybe he’s just waiting for the subpoena? (November 5, 2018)

Josh Hawley (r): afraid of playing softball with Chuck Todd

04 Sunday Nov 2018

Posted by in Claire McCaskill, media criticism, US Senate

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Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Josh Hawley (r) doesn’t want to answer media questions:

Bryan Lowry @BryanLowry3
.@chucktodd says @HawleyMO canceled on his @MeetThePress appearance #mosen #moleg
9:36 AM – 4 Nov 2018

Maybe the next time he calls his office he could ask his D.C. political consultants about that.

Previously:

Josh Hawley (r): Who did you say was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? (October 31, 2018)

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): Who was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? (November 1, 2018)

Senator Claire McCaskill (D): Who was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? – Press Q and A – November 1, 2018 (November 1, 2018)

Josh Hawley (r): Ask me no more questions, I’ll tell you no more lies… (November 4, 2018)

Josh Hawley (r): Ask me no more questions, I’ll tell you no more lies…

04 Sunday Nov 2018

Posted by in Claire McCaskill, US Senate

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“…Hawley turned over management of his office to consultants almost immediately after being elected and contrary to what he told the public. This is an easy story to stand by. The sourcing and reporting are unimpeachable…”

Apparently Josh Hawley (r) doesn’t like media questions about political consultants running his official office.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Hawley won’t answer questions about private emails; calls Star report ‘absurd’
By Jason Hancock
November 03, 2018 11:38 AM
Updated November 03, 2018 05:03 PM

…At a later event in Jefferson County, Hawley was asked specifically whether he denies that The Star has emails showing communication between his official government staff and his political consultants.

Hawley did not directly answer that question and instead repeated his line that no one ran the attorney general’s office but him, according to audio recorded by St. Louis Public Radio.

Mike Fannin, editor and vice president of The Kansas City Star, said Saturday that Hawley “is not acknowledging the facts in this matter and his own staff knows it.”

“We have the story documented,” Fannin said. “Those documents spell out clearly what happened: That Hawley turned over management of his office to consultants almost immediately after being elected and contrary to what he told the public. This is an easy story to stand by. The sourcing and reporting are unimpeachable…”

Well, Josh?

Senator Claire McCaskill (D) [2018 file photo].

Previously:

Josh Hawley (r): Who did you say was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? (October 31, 2018)

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): Who was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? (November 1, 2018)

Senator Claire McCaskill (D): Who was in charge at the Attorney General’s office? – Press Q and A – November 1, 2018 (November 1, 2018)

What’s yer motivation?

14 Sunday Oct 2007

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There’s only one thing worse in partisan politics than public hand wringing: anonymous public hand wringing. Not by much, though.

Some Democrats fear a Clinton nomination could hurt other party candidates [tiny URL]

….”There’s only one person capable of uniting the Republicans, and that’s Hillary,” said longtime Democratic operative Jim Bergfalk. Unlike the others working their worry beads in the party, he was willing to be quoted by name in this article….

So, what’s the motivation for this public display of angst?

Dave Helling goes on in the same Kansas City Star article:

….But polls suggest Clinton’s margin for error here isn’t large. A recent Survey USA poll, conducted for KCTV in Kansas City, showed Clinton losing Missouri to Rudy Giuliani by three points – the only Democratic front-runner to lose the state to any Republican candidate….

Yes, Dave, let’s talk about Rudy Giuliani in Missouri – as I wrote on MyDD:

…Especially since Rudy Giuliani doesn’t have any family values problems, or “controversial” business associate problems, or hasn’t ever flip-flopped on any major wedge issues important to the republican base….

That’ll all go over really well in Missouri, eh?

And still, we have consultants who talk to reporters who then report what the consultants say (sometimes “anonymously”, sometimes not). A consultocracy as it where.

If you’re really in the know you shouldn’t be telling all to the media, should you? Unless you’ve got an agenda.