EXCLUSIVE: A U.S. attorney overseeing a federal probe into Kentucky has made thousands of dollars in political contributions to two Republican candidates who, if elected, would be directly involved with that investigation.
A U.S. attorney overseeing a federal probe into the commonwealth of Kentucky has made thousands of dollars in political contributions to two Republican candidates who, if elected, would be directly involved with that investigation—the GOP nominee for attorney general, and sitting AG and gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron.
The donor—Michael Bennett, acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Kentucky—contributed $1,000 to Cameron on May 7, nine days ahead of the primary election, according to Kentucky campaign finance. That same day, Bennett gave $500 to the Republican running to fill Cameron’s slot, Russell Coleman, on top of a previous $1,000 donation in September.
Delaney Marsco, senior legal counsel for ethics at nonpartisan watchdog Campaign Legal Center, told The Daily Beast that voters have a right to know that Bennett is appearing to demonstrate “political interference” or “favoritism” in connection to his official duties. Jordan Libowitz, communications director at watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, agreed with Marsco’s analysis, telling The Daily Beast that Bennett appears to be “publicly picking sides” in who will run the state he’s investigating.
But Libowitz pointed back to the probe, saying that even if Bennett was legally free to make the donation, “it was a very poor choice and certainly will raise questions about his investigation.” The statement noted that the DOJ had notified both Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and attorney general Cameron ahead of the announcement.the next week. He claimed that investigators hadn’t contacted his office until “roughly an hour” before publishing what he characterized as an “aggressive” press release that didn’t match the tenor of their prior discussion.
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