In Case You Missed It, corrupt, failed politician Adam Laxalt is facing additional scrutiny for fundraising off the Big Lie, even after it fueled the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol and law enforcement on January 6, 2021.
According to reports from KLAS and Las Vegas Sun, the former executive director of the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers, Rick McCann, is taking Laxalt to task for ignoring law enforcement families during his campaign:
“When you’re using a situation that has become the catalyst for death and destruction for law enforcement, which I have represented for decades, I take umbrage to that […] I get very appalled when I see that.”
January 22, 2022
KLAS: “[McCann] calls the spread of misinformation and threat to police unacceptable.”
Jessica Hill // January 23, 2022
Key points:
- The recently retired executive director of the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers sent a letter to Adam Laxalt’s campaign last week asking that it donate campaign funds to the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund.
- Richard McCann said he was inspired to write the letter after reading an Axios article detailing how Laxalt, who is running for the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Nevada to face Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto, has been fundraising off the false stolen election claims that fueled the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- McCann is concerned about any campaign that would fundraise off the “Big Lie” and ignore the tragedy of Jan. 6.
- “Stop trying to ignore the facts when it comes to our law enforcement officers,” McCann said. “They are the best of the best. They are hard working. I see what they go through, and it’s tough work.”
- In his letter, McCann called on Laxalt to immediately donate all proceeds from those campaign solicitations to the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund that supports the families of the officers who died in the line of duty.
- “It is a failure of leadership to repeat these lies, and worse to use them to fund your political campaign,” McCann said. “Nevada law enforcement and our families deserve better.”
David Charns // January 21, 2022
Key points:
- The former executive director of the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers is calling out Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt for campaigning off unfounded claims of voter fraud.
- Laxalt filed several lawsuits, claiming there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. Judges threw all the lawsuits out of court, citing a lack of evidence.
- The former attorney general also suggested widespread voter fraud during a post-election news conference in November 2020.
- McCann said those lies eventually culminated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, which injured several police officers. In the days and weeks after Jan. 6, five police officers died, including four who died by suicide.
- “When you’re using a situation that has become the catalyst for death and destruction for law enforcement, which I have represented for decades, I take umbrage to that,” McCann said. “I get very appalled when I see that.”
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