https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/new-georgia-ethics-chief-says-will-subpoena-abrams-campaign-records/MNo5bjAdixTbI4Xmpr6wfI/
New Georgia ethics chief says he will subpoena Abrams campaign records
The new director of the state ethics commission plans to subpoena bank records from the campaign of 2018 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams and groups that raised money to help her in last year’s nationally watched race.
Former Douglas County prosecutor David Emadi, who started his new job Monday, also said his office will soon decide whether to prosecute the campaigns of Atlanta mayoral candidates.
Emadi’s predecessor, Stefan Ritter, was accused of stalling investigations after the commission audited campaign reports from the organizations last year.
Ritter, who was also accused of watching porn at work, resigned earlier this year.
Abrams is expected to announce soon whether she will run for the U.S. Senate or president next year, or run for governor in 2022.
Lauren Groh-Wargo, Abrams’ former campaign manager, said, “The Abrams campaign worked diligently to ensure compliance throughout the election and, had we been notified of any irregularities, would have immediately taken action to rectify them.
“The new ethics chief — a Kemp donor and former Republican Party leader — is using his power to threaten and lob baseless partisan accusations at the former Abrams campaign when they should be focused on real problems like the unethical ties between the governor’s office and voting machine lobbyists instead.”