.MaddowBlog: A Tennessee legislator is blaming the Biden administration for his criminal indictment. That's foolish and corrosive.
from The Tennessean appears to be a local controversy about a state legislator with a legal problem. But as the Republican's response shows, there's a national dimension to this that's worth appreciating.
In other words, the Tennessee legislator wants the public to believe that federal law enforcement is conspiring against him. Sure, it may look like a federal grand jury in Nashville returned a five-count indictment charging Kelsey with a variety of crimes, but he'd like voters to see this as an example of the Biden administration politicizing the Justice Department as part of an electoral scheme.— two years before the Biden administration existed.
Indeed, the Tennessean isn't the only politician with legal troubles pushing this line. Before U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry was charged last week with lying to the FBI, the Nebraska Republican created a legal expense fund. It's online fundraising page
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