Unauthorized staffer may have OK'd robocalls urging Capitol protest, Nebraska AG says

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Paul Hammel

LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson said Monday that he had no idea that a national attorneys general group of which he is a member had sent out robocalls urging protesters to descend on the U.S. Capitol last week to "stop the steal."

Peterson, speaking at a press conference called by the governor on an unrelated subject, said it is suspected that a staffer with the Republican Attorneys General Association had authorized the robocalls without permission.

The attorneys generals didn't authorize the calls, he said.

The Republican Attorneys General Association, whose stated mission is to support the election of GOP attorneys general, is investigating.



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They will find some poor scape goat in the office to take the blame.

[soothsayer]

1. Same line the AL guy used

[drray23]

2. blame it on the staffer. Why not the intern while they are at it ? nt

[Thunderbeast]

3. Doesn't matter

They own it.

If Republican AGs want to distance themselves, their leadership must resign from the organization. Voters in their respective states should consider recalls to highlight their management incompetence.

[Miguelito Loveless]

4. A captain is repsonsible for the actions of his crew.

[COL Mustard]

18. The Buck Stops At The Bottom

Different leadership philosophy than mine, but I guess it works for some people.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

5. It's easy to scapegoat the staffer. They're never going to take responsibility for it themselves.

No reason to expect them to change. It is who they are.

[NCDem47]

6. Names are never given.

Details are never provided.

"We took care of it, now please, everyone more on" is said.

And like that, it's supposed to go away.

[Bonhomme Richard]

7. Let's see if he falls on his sword like they ...

want him to.

[live love laugh]

8. Of course he had no idea now that everybody knows about it. nt

[catrose]

9. That unauthorized staffer sure gets around.

He or she is the cause of every organization's misstep or treason.

[BlueIdaho]

10. Unauthorized... Yeah, that's the ticket! nt

[greenjar_01]

11. Lotta that going around

[FakeNoose]

12. Wow, what a surprise ... NOT!

[iluvtennis]

19. LOL...love that gif. nt

[marble falls]

13. It was one of the AGs, I'll bet.

[twodogsbarking]

14. When they claim stupidity

it is hard to argue against it.

[eppur_se_muova]

15. O.Z. Staffer strikes again! nt

[NBachers]

16. Ah yes, the old Anonymous Rogue Staffer gambit.

[KayF]

17. surprised they didn't blame Antifa n/t

[liberalhistorian]

20. I call bullshit!

There's a lot of frantic CYA damage control, aka lying through their teeth, going on in these offices now.