All posts tagged "Phil Weiser"

Department of Justice lawyers ditching the Trump administration to work in a blue state took parting shots, according to a Democratic Attorney General.

During an appearance on the Legal AF podcast, Colorado AG Phil Weiser, who's running for governor in his state, detailed the "brain drain" at the DOJ as lawyers flee, with one prosecutor named Hagan Scotten telling his superiors that only "a fool or a coward" would work for Trump.

"Trump might find someone to do his bidding, but it was either going to be a fool or a coward, and it was never going to be me," Weiser said, quoting Scotten. "The people, like Mr. Scotten, who had integrity, they're leaving. They're often not being replaced."...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is getting love from an election denier, and the internet can't help but roll its eyes at the merry display.

"If you needed proof that Tina Peters lacks remorse, read the post below," wrote Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who's running for governor. "Commuting her sentence was a historic mistake."

The aforementioned posts were by Tina Peters, the election-denying former clerk whose criminal conviction was shortened by Polis last week. She denounced the Colorado Democratic Party's censure of Polis and thanked him "for being willing to stand up in the middle of this persecution and do what he believed was right." ...