When Laxalt took the stand, he couldn’t answer basic questions
It’s been one year since Adam Laxalt testified in a federal corruption trial for his pay-to-play scandal involving a Russian oligarch and Trump ally Lev Parnas. Parnas and the oligarch were led to believe that Laxalt would help them get a marijuana license in Nevada after Laxalt accepted an illegal straw contribution from them.
When called to the stand, Laxalt dodged basic questions about his own record, including his assault of a police officer that he had lied about on his Bar application. Laxalt also claimed he couldn’t remember details of his interactions with Parnas. But the truth came out, with intercepted text messages saying, “I had a good meeting with Attorney General [Laxalt] of Nevada and he is willing to help in Vegas,” accompanied by a photo of the oligarch’s associate with Laxalt.
This pay-to-play scandal was the third in a string of corruption scandals that surfaced during Laxalt’s tenure as AG, which included his efforts to kill a probe into Big Oil billionaires who spent heavily on his behalf.
Read more:
- Politico: Nevada Senate hopeful Laxalt testifies at campaign finance trial
- Nevada Current: Laxalt takes stand, denies role in cannabis licensing scheme
- Nevada Independent: In trial testimony, Laxalt recalls too little to resolve his Lev-and-Igor story
- New York Times: Testimony at Lev Parnas Trial Offers Peek at His Place in Trump’s Orbit
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: Russian money allegedly donated to Nevada GOP candidates
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