An effort to discipline Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., for his statements about the 2020 presidential election has received a final rejection from state legal authorities, leaving the man who led the effort feeling “ripped off.” In two recent letters to Alan B. Hoffman, the retired St. Louis lawyer who led the group seeking punishment, the Advisory Committee of the Supreme … [Read more...] about Effort to discipline Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley ends in failure; critic says ethics process is ‘opaque, arbitrary’
Missouri attorney general aligns with St. Louis far-right disinformation site ahead of election
After Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican primary August 2 for the open U.S. Senate seat in Missouri, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch expressed the hope that he would pivot to the center for the general election. But Schmitt continued his embrace of “toxic radicalism,” as the Post has commented. And an indication that that might be the case – … [Read more...] about Missouri attorney general aligns with St. Louis far-right disinformation site ahead of election
Lawyers appeal decision to clear Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on election ethics complaint
A group of lawyers who claimed Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley had committed ethics violations in connection with his challenges to the 2020 presidential election is appealing the rejection of their complaint by the Missouri Supreme Court’s chief disciplinary counsel. The appeal, which has not been previously reported, was with the Missouri Supreme Court’s advisory committee Sept. … [Read more...] about Lawyers appeal decision to clear Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on election ethics complaint
St. Louis start-up that funds news sites is financing and profiting from the alt-right
A much-heralded Washington Avenue startup led by some of the top names in St. Louis tech and venture capital is far more extensively tied to the alt-right than previously reported.. Last spring the Gateway Journalism Review reported that LockerDome, now known as Decide Technologies, had maintained a long business relationship with the Gateway Pundit, a … [Read more...] about St. Louis start-up that funds news sites is financing and profiting from the alt-right
D. John Sauer: Scion of a well-known and powerful St. Louis family
Missouri Solicitor General D. John Sauer was the man who rounded up 17 Republican attorneys general to support the Texas claim that the electoral votes of four other states should be thrown out of the 2020 presidential tally. As important as that role was, Sauer is not well known to the public. His family, on the other hand, is. Sauer’s maternal grandfather, the … [Read more...] about D. John Sauer: Scion of a well-known and powerful St. Louis family