Harpootlian strikes again, this time at Senate colleagues

Posted 6/12/19

Dick Harpootlian is making waves as a senator the way he did as a prosecutor.

Attorneys for Harpootlian who represents Irmo want the Senate Republican Caucus to turn over its fundraising and …

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Harpootlian strikes again, this time at Senate colleagues

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Dick Harpootlian is making waves as a senator the way he did as a prosecutor.

Attorneys for Harpootlian who represents Irmo want the Senate Republican Caucus to turn over its fundraising and spending records.

They have filed a lawsuit against Republicans who failed to defeat him in last year’s senate election.

They believe the caucus records will help overhaul campaign finance rules, crack down on dark money political groups take from special interests and spend on GOP campaigns, The State newspaper reported.

Republican attorneys argued in court that this is a “political witch hunt” for records irrelevant to Harpootlian’s case. 

Last October, Harpootlian successfully sued the caucus to block attack ads that labeled him as “too extreme” to hold public office and compared him Bernie Sanders, a Democratic socialist.

Circuit Judge Casey Manning is expected to make a decision later this month.

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