As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges

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ATLANTA (AP) — At first glance, Herschel Walker has a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia.

He was a football hero at the University of Georgia before his long NFL career. He’s a business owner whose chicken products are distributed across the U.S. And he’s a Black conservative with backing from former President Donald Trump, a longtime friend.

But an Associated Press review of hundreds of pages of public records tied to Walker’s business ventures and his divorce, including many not previously reported, sheds new light on a turbulent personal history that could dog his Senate bid. The documents detail accusations that Walker repeatedly threatened his ex-wife’s life, exaggerated claims of financial success and alarmed business associates with unpredictable behavior.

Walker, now 59, has at times been open about his long struggle with mental illness, writing at length in a 2008 book about being diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, once known as multiple personality disorder. But it’s unclear how he would discuss these events as a candidate.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/herschel-walker-eyes-senate-run-165340886.html

[boston bean]

1. .

[keithsw]

2. And on top of that

He's functionally illiterate

[walkingman]

3. Great football player but he has no business being a politician. We really

need some good leaders for while or we are in deep shit.

[rurallib]

5. All Republicans care about is a warm body that will do what he is told

[oasis]

4. Money burning candidacy for sure. Please proceed.

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[Mr.Bill]

7. Trump is probably stupid enough

to think every black person will vote for Walker. This is the depth of his knowledge of race in America.