Could Utah Attorney General John Swallow be preparing to sue the state for civil rights violations if he is impeached? Despite his comments to the press on June 19, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Utah Attorney General John Swallow does not welcome the House investigative process to look into allegations against him. Though he continues […]
Swallow’s attorney wants subpoena power…before his client is charged?
July 16, 2013 by
Every time Rod Snow, attorney for John Swallow, sends a letter (embedded below) to the Utah state legislature’s leadership to tell them their own legal counsel is wrong, I can’t tell if I should admire him or roll my eyes. I want to admire him, because Snow is regarded highly in Utah’s legal community and […]
Governor Calls House into Special Session to Address Subpoena Powers, Immunity Offers of Swallow Investigative Committee
July 12, 2013 by
On July 17, the Utah House will meet in a special session to, in the words of Speaker Becky Lockhart in a letter to legislators, “ensure that our new investigative committee has all the tools needed to conduct a thorough and fair investigation of the allegations surrounding the state’s Attorney General.” In other words, the […]
Speaker Lockhart calls the House into session; Rep. Dean Sanpei to sponsor resolution to investigate Swallow
June 28, 2013 by
Friday afternoon, Utah House Speaker Becky Lockhart sent out the call to House members for a July 3, 2013 session to consider a resolution to investigate allegations against Utah Attorney General John Swallow. Find the call and the resolution below. In her email to House members, Lockhart was characteristically to the point: Over the past […]
The Utah House Votes to Investigate and Swallow Reacts
June 19, 2013 by
The House will begin its investigations of John Swallow on July 3. Wednesday the Utah House Majority Caucus (also known as “Republicans”) met to discuss the possible impeachment of Attorney General John Swallow. It was an interesting discussion to watch. If you can find a video of it, I recommend it. The upshot was that […]
The Eagle Forum mobilizes in support of John Swallow
June 16, 2013 by
In a bizarre turn of events, Gayle Ruzika, President of the Utah chapter of the arch-conservative Eagle Forum, has sent out a mobilization email in support of John Swallow. In the letter, Ruzika perpetuates much of the misinformation that Swallow’s supporters and political consultants have been spinning, specifically that impeachment is inappropriate until criminal investigations […]
More information on Impeachment from Lockhart to House Members [Documents]
June 6, 2013 by
Speaker Becky Lockhart has sent another email to legislators on the impeachment process. It is the third such email, and her efforts to provide a cornucopia of information to legislators speaks highly of her office’s professionalism and due diligence. (In case you haven’t read the email or the documents attached to it, they’re embedded below). […]
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