I hope everyone remembers how Big Luther Strange got his senate appointment.
http://www.al.com/news/montgomery/index.ssf/2017/04/bentley_wanted_to_get_rid_of_l.html
The state investigation into Bentley came to a head with Bentley’s resignation on Monday after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors related to misuse of state and campaign funds. And with the release of state investigative findings. the timeline around Strange’s appointment has become clearer:
On Oct. 20, 2016, Strange’s office issued a press release clearing former ALEA Director Spencer Collier of any wrongdoing. But the impeachment committee’s report, released Friday, outlined more than 100 pages of possible impropriety by Collier.
On Nov 3, 2016, Strange called on the House impeachment committee to suspend its work because of a “related” investigation and the committee granted that request. Five days later, Donald Trump was elected president in a stunning upset and then-Sen. Jeff Sessions was widely expected to join the administration, which was announced on Nov. 18.
On Feb. 9, Bentley announced his decision to appoint Strange to succeed Sessions, who had been confirmed as attorney general by the Senate the day before. Strange, on the day he was appointed to the Senate, declined to confirm such an investigation of Bentley existed.
On Feb. 15, Steve Marshall, who was appointed by Bentley to replace Strange as state attorney general, recused himself from the ongoing Bentley investigation and appointed a special prosecutor, Ellen Brooks.
Less than two months later, the impeachment committee - which Strange requested suspend its work — released its scathing report that resulted in Bentley’s resignation, which also included a guilty plea to two misdemeanor charges.
“It looks awful,” said Perry Hooper Jr., a finalist for the senate job that went to Strange. “It does. It looks awful. I understand why so many Alabamians are upset. It just looks bad - period.”
I also hope everyone in Alabama will recall how/when Big Luther paid his campaign girl....
http://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2013/05/stranges-2006-payments-to-former.html
Yes it does. Mitch's boy lost to the conservative and even had Trump's endorsement. How could that happen.