The Federal Bureau of Investigation joins a long line of agencies that are looking into the inner workings, and possible illegal activity, of Michele Bachmann’s 2012 presidential campaign. The Federal Election Commission, Office of Congressional Ethics, Iowa Senate Ethics Committee and Urbandale Police Department are also investigating the campaign. There is also an Iowa lawsuit [...]
A special investigator appointed by the chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court will probe the evidence in two ethics charges filed against Senator Kent Sorenson. The bipartisan Iowa Senate Ethics Committee decided in a 4-2 vote to move the investigation forward. This is the first time in 15 years that an ethics complaint has [...]
State Senator Kent Sorenson released a slew of documentation he says supports his claim of innocence regarding ethics charges filed against him by a former colleague on the Michele Bachmann presidential campaign. The Iowa Senate Ethics Committee is scheduled to meet this afternoon at 1 pm to discuss the charges. Former Bachmann campaign staffer Peter [...]
Andy Parrish (left) joins Michele Bachmann onstage to celebrate her November 2010 congressional victory. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s former Chief of Staff Andy Parrish is the previously confidential “Witness A” referred to in an ethics complaint filed against Iowa Senator Kent Sorenson (R-Milo). Parrish plans to reveal his knowledge and documentation of the payment arrangements between [...]
A senate ethics complaint against Iowa Senator Kent Sorenson (R-Milo) gained new traction Tuesday when a previously confidential witness agreed to come forward. This person claims to have written evidence and first-hand knowledge of alleged improprieties by Sorenson, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and other leaders of her 2012 presidential campaign. Peter Waldron, a former Bachmann campaign [...]
There are now five different investigations or legal proceedings looking into Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson (R-Milo), his compensation for serving as the state chairman for Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign and/or the alleged theft of a database of homeschoolers that was illegally used by the campaign. The Office of Congressional Ethics is the latest to [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Just when they think they’ve got all the answers, I change the questions. This is the 100th edition of this award-winning, groundbreaking, nausea-inducing column. To celebrate this momentous occasion, I have prepared 50 rhetorical questions for my loyal readers (both of ya). 50. After getting caught lying about teachers [...]