On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies and Rachel Lippmann round up this week’s legal and political news surrounding Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.
This week’s episodes focuses on how the governor’s allies and adversaries are trying to alter public opinion in the run up to his felony invasion of privacy trial on May 14.
In particular, Greitens’ cadre of defense attorneys are asking sharp questions about the background and pay scale of people Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner brought in for the case. And Greitens’ political team have been disseminating op eds questioning Gardner’s judgment, including one from a former circuit attorney employee.
But others have been turning up the heat on the governor. Al Watkins, an attorney representing the ex-husband of Greitens’ former mistress, has disseminated a steady stream of information to the media painting the governor in an unfavorable light. And former Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Roy Temple filed an ethics complaint over how Greitens’ campaign received a fundraising list from the Mission Continues, a veterans charity that the governor founded before running for office.
Among the things discussed in the podcast:
- How Greitens’ defense attorneys are questioning the background of a Michigan-based company that invested the governor’s case.
- What Temple’s complaint means for the governor’s future — and whether the Missouri Ethics Commission will have enough members to make a decision on the matter.
- An update on a House committee looking into the governor’s indictment.
Rosenbaum also appeared Friday on St. Louis on the Air to talk about this week’s Greitens developments:
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Music: "U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, A, B, Select, Start" by Deftones
