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Report on far-right Republican Matt Shea in hands of Washington legislators
Source: The Guardian
Report on far-right Republican Matt Shea in hands of Washington legislators
• Lawmakers from both parties tight-lipped on contents
• Independent investigators reported on lawmaker’s activities
Jason Wilson
@jason_a_w
Fri 13 Dec 2019 09.30 GMT
Last modified on Fri 13 Dec 2019 09.31 GMT
Outside investigators have submitted a report to the Washington state house about the activities of the far-right Republican state representative Matt Shea, but legislators on both sides of the aisle remain tight-lipped about its contents.
Shea has been the subject of multiple exposés in the Guardian that have revealed his extreme Christian nationalist views that include believing in a coming civil war, bigoted statements about Muslims and numerous conspiracy theories often popular with the “alt-right”.
Shea’s latest troubles began after the Guardian revealed earlier this year that he had been involved in chats with supporters which advocated violence against and surveillance of perceived political adversaries. This and subsequent local and national reporting, including revelations of Shea’s support for a militia training group, led to an investigation commissioned by the state house’s chief clerk.
Last Monday the independent investigator, the Rampart Group, presented their findings to the chief clerk of the Washington state legislature . He in turn delivered the findings to the executive rules committee, composed of leaders of both parties in the house.
The house majority leader, Pat Sullivan, told Spokane’s Spokesman-Review that there was no timeline in place for a public release of the report, but that the Democratic caucus would meet to discuss the report.
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• Lawmakers from both parties tight-lipped on contents
• Independent investigators reported on lawmaker’s activities
Jason Wilson
@jason_a_w
Fri 13 Dec 2019 09.30 GMT
Last modified on Fri 13 Dec 2019 09.31 GMT
Outside investigators have submitted a report to the Washington state house about the activities of the far-right Republican state representative Matt Shea, but legislators on both sides of the aisle remain tight-lipped about its contents.
Shea has been the subject of multiple exposés in the Guardian that have revealed his extreme Christian nationalist views that include believing in a coming civil war, bigoted statements about Muslims and numerous conspiracy theories often popular with the “alt-right”.
Shea’s latest troubles began after the Guardian revealed earlier this year that he had been involved in chats with supporters which advocated violence against and surveillance of perceived political adversaries. This and subsequent local and national reporting, including revelations of Shea’s support for a militia training group, led to an investigation commissioned by the state house’s chief clerk.
Last Monday the independent investigator, the Rampart Group, presented their findings to the chief clerk of the Washington state legislature . He in turn delivered the findings to the executive rules committee, composed of leaders of both parties in the house.
The house majority leader, Pat Sullivan, told Spokane’s Spokesman-Review that there was no timeline in place for a public release of the report, but that the Democratic caucus would meet to discuss the report.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/13/matt-shea-washington-republican-far-right
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