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Judi Lynn

(160,682 posts) Fri Feb 1, 2019, 08:48 PM Feb 2019

'Astonishing development': Hawley AG office may have violated Mo. open records laws

Source: Kansas City Star

BY JASON HANCOCK,
LINDSAY WISE, AND
STEVE VOCKRODT
FEBRUARY 01, 2019 04:25 PM,
UPDATED 36 MINUTES AGO

Not long after Josh Hawley announced in 2017 that he was exploring a U.S. Senate run, Democrats requested records of any emails between his attorney general’s office and the consultants running his campaign.

Hawley’s office told them they didn’t have any emails to turn over.

But the emails did exist.

The revelation that Democrats made a records request and that Hawley’s office denied it — uncovered in documents newly obtained by The Star — is now leading advocates for government transparency to question whether Hawley and his staff failed to comply with the state’s Sunshine Laws.

“It’s an astonishing development,” said Mark Pedroli, a St. Louis attorney and founder of the Sunshine and Government Accountability Project. “This appears to be a full-fledged conspiracy by government officials to communicate off government servers for the purpose of concealing government records from the public. They actively concealed documents until their hands were forced.”

Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article225334655.html

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'Astonishing development': Hawley AG office may have violated Mo. open records laws (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP

Isn't that called perjury? cstanleytech Feb 2019 #1

Lying for sure. If under sworn oath, perjury. iluvtennis Feb 2019 #2

Well if they lied on government documents then surely its perjury? cstanleytech Feb 2019 #6

Those emails would have swung the race to McCaskill farmbo Feb 2019 #3

Resign, Hawley! nt appal_jack Feb 2019 #4

Hawley is a hypocrite also.....said nasty things about Hillary's email and his rule of law stance. riversedge Feb 2019 #5

Candidates Booker, Castro and Harris have called for Northam to resign. Have any called for Hawley Hassler Feb 2019 #7

Hawley who??? Why cheating is SOP to the GOP!!! PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #9

Hawley's a creep. I can't stand his Thurston Howell the 3rd impersonation... PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #8

Good thing he's a Republican edhopper Feb 2019 #10

I thought that this was being investigated Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #11

Hope to hear Dem presidential candidates call for Hawley's resignation DeminPennswoods Feb 2019 #12

cstanleytech

(26,361 posts)

1. Isn't that called perjury?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:09 PM

Feb 2019

iluvtennis

(19,911 posts)

2. Lying for sure. If under sworn oath, perjury.

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:21 PM

Feb 2019

cstanleytech

(26,361 posts)

6. Well if they lied on government documents then surely its perjury?

Reply to iluvtennis (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 10:54 PM

Feb 2019

farmbo

(3,122 posts)

3. Those emails would have swung the race to McCaskill

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:22 PM

Feb 2019

In a just electoral system, Hawley would be in prison.

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)

4. Resign, Hawley! nt

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:29 PM

Feb 2019

riversedge

(70,460 posts)

5. Hawley is a hypocrite also.....said nasty things about Hillary's email and his rule of law stance.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 10:28 PM

Feb 2019

damn. I am so sick of these filthy people.

.......The revelation that national political consultants were involved in Hawley’s office was in stark contrast to Hawley’s pledge during his 2016 campaign for attorney general, when he said that he was not the type of ladder-climbing politician who would continually seek higher office.

“Jefferson City is full of career politicians just trying to climb the ladder, using one office to get another,” Hawley said at the time. “I think you deserve better.”

Hawley also had criticized Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server for sending and receiving emails while she was U.S. secretary of state.

“Sec. Clinton’s outrageous conduct & lack of prosecution shows we need an AG who knows how to win for the rule of law,” he tweeted on July 5, 2016, as he was campaigning for attorney general.

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