U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., was the target of “a political stunt” when he was served with a subpoena after he gave his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, his spokeswoman said Friday, Fox News informed.
The subpoena was reportedly served by Elad Gross, a Democratic candidate for Missouri attorney general who has filed a lawsuit against Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office.
“We got him,” Gross tweeted before noon on Friday. “After more than two weeks of evading service, Senator Josh Hawley was personally served with the subpoena at CPAC.”
Gross stated that the subpoena was issued in early February by the Cole County Circuit Court at his request due to Hawley’s inappropriate handling of Missouri’s Sunshine Law – which deals with government transparency – while he was state attorney general.
Gross stated that he had the sought records of correspondence between Gov. Parson and a nonprofit group but was informed his request would cost $3,600 and take six months in order to be processed, the Kansas City Star reported.
Gross charged that Hawley did not enforce the Sunshine Law by taking any action against Parson for his lack of transparency.
The spokeswoman for Hawley, Kelli Ford issued a reaction to Gross’s comments.
“This is another political stunt by a political candidate,” Ford told the Star. “The reality is that Mr. Gross has been evading a court date to discuss the matter.”
However, Gross rejected Ford’s accusations.
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