Missouri Senator John Hawley interviewed by the local St. Louis NBC News outlet KSD-TV.

“. . . the latest twist in this story Patricia McCloskey’s pistol, lab records show, did not work when it got to the crime lab; until someone in Kim Gardner’s office told technicians to take it apart and re-assemble it so that it would work. Gardner’s office said (it) can’t comment on that while the case is pending.”

https://www.ksdk.com/video/news/crime/josh-hawley-speaks-about-mccloskey-case/63-fd779f7c-4a87-462e-bd3c-232c6d72547b

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW9szYc7hd0