In an interview with The Courier Journal, Bevin dismissed critics calling for investigations but said he would welcome a federal investigation.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A defiant Matt Bevin says he would welcome a federal investigation into the controversial last-minute pardons and commutations he issued before leaving the governor’s office last week, adding he is convinced that some he pardoned of crimes, including brutal murder, rape and child abuse, are innocent.
"You will see people subpoenaed, you will see people deposed, you will see people convicted," he predicted during the Saturday night interview. In his interview with The Courier Journal, the one-term Republican governor insinuated his critics are grandstanding for political gain. In the weekend interview, Bevin initially claimed several times that he didn't know and couldn't remember ever meeting with or speaking to Patrick Baker's brother, Eric, who held a campaign fundraiser for Bevin at his home last year that raised $21,500, state public records show.
Matt Bevin on Micah Schoettle pardon: 'Not everything that you are told is true'Bevin also defended his pardon of Micah Schoettle, who was convicted of raping a 9-year-old in Kenton County last year and sentenced to 23 years. Bevin's pardon order for Schoettle stated the case “was investigated and prosecuted in a manner that was sloppy at best."
"People like that, they'll never give you specifics," Bevin said. "He'll express outrage, but over what? Specifically, what is the outrage based on?"
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