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Ohio Joe

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Thu Mar 10, 2022, 09:33 PM Mar 2022

South Dakota official: Attorney general 'unfit' for office

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's cabinet secretary who oversaw an investigation into the state's attorney general for a 2020 fatal car crash on Wednesday urged House lawmakers to bring impeachment charges against him, alleging in a letter that the attorney general was distracted, was untruthful during the investigation and previously traded “disparaging and offensive” text messages with his staff about other state officials.

Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price released the letter sent to House lawmakers Wednesday, stating that the investigation led him to conclude Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is “unfit to hold the position as the chief law enforcement officer" of the state.

Price alleged that an examination of Ravnsborg's phone had turned up text messages between the Republican attorney general and his top aides that made “disparaging and offensive statements” about law enforcement officers, a U.S. senator, a supreme court justice and other state officials.

Price's letter did not divulge details about the messages besides one — sent to Ravnsborg from a political consultant — that stated, “Well, at least the guy was a Democrat” two days after the crash. No context around that text message was given.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/south-dakota-official-attorney-general-unfit-for-office/ar-AAURaAq?ocid=msedgntp

I'd say the odds are good repugs want to leave the shit bag in office.

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South Dakota official: Attorney general 'unfit' for office (Original Post) Ohio Joe Mar 2022 OP
Sounds like he and Ken Paxton leftieNanner Mar 2022 #1
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