Rick McCann, Former ED of NV Association of Public Safety Officers: “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.”
The former head of the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers took Adam Laxalt to task for fundraising off the Big Lie that fueled the deadly insurrection on January 6, according to new reporting from KLAS. Laxalt was called out for exploiting election lies even after the tragic events where Capitol Police officers were put in serious harm.
Rick McCann, in his decades of experience as the former executive director of the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers, slammed Laxalt, saying:
“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.”
Read the full story below on Laxalt siding with Trump over respecting the men and women who serve in uniform and their families.
David Charns // Posted: Jan 21, 2022
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — 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.
Rick McCann said no candidate should try to fundraise off false reports of 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.
“Many of these votes were improperly cast,” Laxalt said, pointing to unfounded claims from the Trump campaign team, including that more than 15,000 people voted both in Nevada and another state, as well as voters who are listed as “dead” cast ballots.
“We had a lot of improper ballots being mailed to peoples’ homes and apartment buildings,” he said.
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.”
McCann said he was not endorsing any candidate; however, he called the spread of misinformation and threats to police unacceptable.
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