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Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party wanted a full and impartial investigation into Karen Monahan’s accusations that Representative Keith Ellison abused her. It is now clear they selected a lawyer with deep financial ties to the party and the PAC that supports them.
Lawyer who cleared Ellison of domestic abuse allegations is partner at firm that donated $500G to Dems
Susan Ellingstad is a partner at Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P law firm and was picked by Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to investigate Karen Monahan’s allegations of domestic abuse after she came forward in August.
At the time, the party’s chairman Ken Martin said Ellingstad was hired to make sure the probe “wouldn’t be colored by people with associations with the party.”
But records show that Ellingstad’s law firm has extensive ties to Democrats and overwhelmingly donated to Democrats since 1998. More than $500,000 was spent on various Democratic House and Senate candidates, with only half of that sum to Republican candidates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics data.
My Take
To be fair, this is something either party would do when trying to quietly circle the wagons around an embattled candidate. Ellison could lose the important race for Attorney General despite being heavily favored going in. Perhaps more importantly is that he’s one of the faces of the party itself. He’s Vice Chair of the DNC and nearly became the Chairman in a heavily publicized battle with Tom Perez.
Most Democrats are scurrying away from him, but the have a responsibility to diffuse the situation as best they can. Even President Obama has avoided him.
Obama snubs Beto, Ellison
Of course Obama didn’t endorse O’Rourke and Ellison. He doesn’t want his word or reputation tainted by candidates who were once darlings of the Democratic party before their individual falls from grace.
Ellison is a no-brainer. He has credible accusations of abuse against him. If Obama endorsed him, he’d look like an enabler.
In a society driven by #MeToo concerns, it behooves them to either get Ellison cleared or get him out of the way as quickly as possible. Hiring a friendly lawyer to “clear” him was a predictable move.
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