The LuLac Edition #4, 956, April 26th.2023

 

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Today we look at a Times Leader “Diamonds” section bestowed on the Luzerne County District Attorney for the way he saw through the farce of the Congressional hearings on the great paper issue of the 2022 election. Right wing Republicans  had no standing to begin with and we’re happyMr. Sanguedolce called them out. 

 

  DIAMONDS TO DA FOR CALLING SHENANIGANS ON CONGRESSIONAL HEARING

Diamonds to Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce for his candid reaction to this week’s embarrassingly partisan Congressional hearing on Luzerne County’s embarrassingly incompetent shortage of ballot paper during last November’s general election.

 Sanguedolce said he and county detectives took the time to watch the three-hour hearing, and he observed questions were raised about why the county is relying on the DA’s office to handle the paper shortage investigation when every aspect of the investigation may not be criminal.

The Pennsylvania election code mandates these investigations be handled by the DA, he said. County election boards must investigate election irregularities and violations and report all suspicious circumstances to the DA, he said. This is how the DA’s Office has primary jurisdiction in complaints related to election matters, he said.

Early on, in accepting the investigation, Sanguedolce said he realized some allegations may not be criminal.

 “However, some of the allegations actually came across as being criminal, and whether or not they come to fruition doesn’t stop our office from investigating,” he said.

 “I’m confident our report will answer many — if not all — of the questions raised since the election and in today’s hearing,” Sanguedolce said.

 In language that was faultlessly polite, Sanguedolce justifiably took aim at how that hearing was conducted and what some witnesses had to say. The DA said he and his detectives watched the hearing and observed testimony of “occurrences that simply did not happen.”

 “Our experience has taught us that anecdotes shared at the lunch counter, from a barstool or anonymously by email are often very different than facts told from the same people to detectives in a formal investigation,” the DA added.