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Gore1FL

(21,132 posts)
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:42 PM Dec 2018

Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft launches investigation into Josh Hawley

Source: St. Louis Post Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY • Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has launched an investigation into the way Attorney General Josh Hawley ran the office, Ashcroft’s deputy general counsel wrote to a Democratic-allied group Thursday.

The American Democracy Legal Fund wrote to Ashcroft on Nov. 2, days before the midterm elections, alleging that Hawley may have “used public funds as Attorney General to support his candidacy for U.S. Senate.”

The complaint came after the Kansas City Star reported on Oct. 31 that political advisers who would run Hawley’s U.S. Senate campaign also directed taxpayer-funded staff, confusing the attorney general office’s chain of command.

Read more: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missouri-secretary-of-state-ashcroft-launches-investigation-into-josh-hawley/article_2096c131-875b-5820-982f-5105c1eb988c.html



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Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft launches investigation into Josh Hawley (Original Post) Gore1FL Dec 2018 OP
Jesus, are there ANY Republicans left that aren't corrupt?! Luciferous Dec 2018 #1
How bad is it that Blunt is the least-embarrassing MO senator? nt Gore1FL Dec 2018 #2
Blunt is a POS, too! KCDebbie Dec 2018 #5
Missouri would have Senator Kander right now if not for Comey's BS. BlueStater Dec 2018 #12
Maybe one? lostnfound Dec 2018 #8
This Ashcroft related to W's AG? bobbieinok Dec 2018 #3
yes JI7 Dec 2018 #6
Surprising! Ashcroft (son of the man who lost a Senate KCDebbie Dec 2018 #4
Wikipedia says he pushes strict voter ID laws bobbieinok Dec 2018 #7
Hawley is a rat bastard UpInArms Dec 2018 #9
Ashcroft has a lot to lose if he decides to put his career at stake by covering for Josh Hawley. Judi Lynn Dec 2018 #10
John Ashcroft's son. Interesting. salin Dec 2018 #11
Ashcroft? As in sonny of john asscroft? shrubs ag? Maxheader Dec 2018 #13
Kicking this back up UpInArms Dec 2018 #14
He wants a bigger job. Scruffy1 Dec 2018 #15
 

KCDebbie

(664 posts)
5. Blunt is a POS, too!
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 09:10 PM
Dec 2018

I'm hoping that Missouri can nominate a real Den to run against him 2022 and not another Claire McCaskill type Democrat who spends their term as a Dem chasing after Republican votes!

 

KCDebbie

(664 posts)
4. Surprising! Ashcroft (son of the man who lost a Senate
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 09:06 PM
Dec 2018

Race to a deadman) is a Republican that assumed would provide cover for a fellow republican.

Hawley was under fire for slow-walking the investigation into accusations that our previous Governor was extorting silence from the victim of his sexual abuse...

Also, there were charges that he used funds from a charity for veterans...

Judi Lynn

(160,530 posts)
10. Ashcroft has a lot to lose if he decides to put his career at stake by covering for Josh Hawley.
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 10:57 PM
Dec 2018

He also has his dad's name to honor, if that's realistic.


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salin

(48,955 posts)
11. John Ashcroft's son. Interesting.
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 11:11 PM
Dec 2018

Reading the name I checked and found this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ashcroft#Personal_life

We are getting so used to marching in line by the GOP to protect the GOP regardless of the egregiousness of the act.

Is this going back to an era when pursuing legitimate charges regardless of party? Or the onsent of a party-line "clearing" of the record?

Cynical self says the latter. But is there a small chance that it is the former?

Would love Missourian's read on this.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
13. Ashcroft? As in sonny of john asscroft? shrubs ag?
Fri Dec 7, 2018, 08:41 AM
Dec 2018

getting a rep as another "you can't vote"..kris kobach

Scruffy1

(3,256 posts)
15. He wants a bigger job.
Sun Dec 9, 2018, 05:26 PM
Dec 2018

This is not to say he isn't honest, but he is a politician. Sound like a great deal to me. If he skewers Hawley he can get a lot of publicity and run for higher office without people questioning his honesy.

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