Ex-federal prosecutor under Trump joins GOP governor primary
3 years, 3 months ago

Ex-federal prosecutor under Trump joins GOP governor primary

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Bill McSwain, the top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia under former President Donald Trump, will run for Pennsylvania governor, he announced Monday, joining a crowded Republican field that may get bigger yet. McSwain is coming off an episode in July where Trump — speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas — said he had a letter from McSwain that claimed that Trump’s attorney general, Bill Barr, would not let McSwain investigate fraud in last November’s presidential election. McSwain’s letter said he was given a “directive to pass along serious allegations to the state attorney general for investigation,” although he gave no examples. So McSwain “tried to thread the needle” by saying “things that were technically true” without giving “support to Trump’s stolen election narrative,” Barr said.

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Republican ex-federal prosecutor in Philadelphia to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
1 year, 1 month ago

Republican ex-federal prosecutor in Philadelphia to run for Pennsylvania attorney general

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former federal prosecutor Katayoun “Kat” Copeland will run for attorney general of Pennsylvania in 2024, she said this week. Copeland, a Republican, recently left her job in the U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia ahead of announcing her candidacy for attorney general, the state’s top law enforcement official. Four Democrats have also announced their candidacies: state Rep. Jared …

Ex-federal prosecutor to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-federal prosecutor to run for Pennsylvania attorney general

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former federal prosecutor who led sweeping corruption investigations in Allentown and Reading said Wednesday that he is running for Pennsylvania attorney general, becoming the second Democrat to seek the office that will become vacant after next year’s election. During his time as solicitor, he defended the county’s election administration against Republican attempts to overturn President Joe …

Trump intervenes in Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial primary
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump intervenes in Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial primary

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump waded into Pennsylvania’s GOP gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, slamming a former acolyte over his alleged failure to investigate Trump’s false claims of widespread election fraud. McSwain, in a statement released by his campaign, did not address Trump directly but said, “I’m proud of my record as U.S. Attorney.” “I’ve prosecuted and put people …

Trump ‘asked me’ to run for governor, state lawmaker says
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump ‘asked me’ to run for governor, state lawmaker says

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Republican state senator who has talked of possibly running for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022 said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump asked him to run and promised to campaign for him. Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, said he met with Trump on Monday for “an hour and fifteen minutes” at Trump Tower in New York and, …

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