Ohio Dems Sue Gov. Mike DeWine Over Bribery Scandal

Columbus’s PBS affiliate reports:

The Ohio Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration, saying they’re breaking the state’s public records law in turning over documents with information blacked out. Democrats are searching for connections between DeWine and two FirstEnergy executives who admitted bribing former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder. The company agreed to a $230 million fine last summer.

Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters said public records requests for DeWine’s meetings calendar were ignored last year. The party filed requests again in January and threatened a lawsuit if the records weren’t turned over. “Facing public pressure, DeWine released redacted documents that didn’t follow the law and refused to release the rest,” Walters said. “We’re not going to let DeWine stonewall his way out of responsibility for this scandal.”

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Ohio Democratic Party sues Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration over redacted records concerning his meeting w/FirstEnergy officials et al before HB 6 was passedhttps://t.co/nja64dCiZA

— Darrel Rowland (@darreldrowland) May 5, 2022

“We deserve to know what Mike DeWine knew and whenhe knew it.” – @JeffaCrossman

Agreed. That’s why @OHDems are suing.https://t.co/JLG6nYgyFs

— Elizabeth Walters (@lizmwalters) May 7, 2022