JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway has agreed to help
the secretary of state’s office investigate whether Attorney General Josh Hawley
illegally used public resources to help his political campaign.
Galloway, a Democrat, said Friday in a letter to Secretary of State Jay
Ashcroft, a Republican, her office would review the allegations against Hawley “with heightened scrutiny.”
Ashcroft sent a letter to Galloway on Monday asking to enlist her office’s
subpoena power in his investigation.
Hawley, a Republican, will leave office in January to take a seat in the U.S.
Senate.
Ashcroft’s request was prompted by a complaint filed by The American Democracy
Legal Fund, a liberal group, after The Kansas City Star reported political
consultants influenced the attorney general’s office during Hawley’s tenure.
Hawley has denied any wrongdoing.
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