|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
[WA] Attorney general lauds GOP ally for collecting evidence
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Candidate
|
| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie May 26, 2005 08:55am |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | Perspective |
| News Date | Thursday, May 26, 2005 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | He’s praised a key GOP ally’s efforts to help Republicans overturn Gov. Christine Gregoire’s election.
But on Wednesday, Attorney General Rob McKenna said he stopped by the courtroom to support his office’s defense of the state’s administration of the election.
His appearance drew fire from Democrats, who questioned his objectivity and accused him of playing both sides.
“He’s supporting the entity that’s suing him and it is totally inappropriate for someone who is defending the secretary of state’s office,” said State Democratic Party Chairman Paul Berendt.
But McKenna, in Wenatchee primarily to speak to a meeting of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, said his praise of the Building Industry Association of Washington didn’t constitute a conflict of interest.
The association, a prominent player in Republican politics, gathered much of the evidence of illegal felon voting that’s a key part of the Republican lawsuit.
McKenna’s office is representing the secretary of state, the primary defendant in the suit. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
