Missouri AG moving forward on Chiefs defamation case
The attorney general says he has statute and precedent on his side.
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The attorney general says he has statute and precedent on his side.
“I cannot justify money spent in this way,” Governor Mike Parson wrote
Denton Loudermill sued Republican state Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer over posts they made on social media falsely accusing him of being an undocumented immigrant and the shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade. The three senators are being represented by Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
The letter marks Parson’s disapproval for how the state senators conducted themselves in the wake of a shooting at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade in February.
Three members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus — Sens. Denny Hoskins, Rick Brattin and Nick Schroer — were sued last month.