24th State and the Missouri Record have done a great job of tearing apart the cover-up behind an anti-Ed Martin and anti-Catholic attack site.
The story presented by the 'former' Carnahan researcher, Michael Corwin, just doesn't make sense. The money tells a much more coherent story: Russ Carnahan paid researchers to dig dirt on the Catholic Church. Several days after getting their check, they create a 'independent' attack site and claim Carnahan had nothing to do with it.
It'd be a happy little world if we could take their word for it, but we can't - and even if their intentions were good (which they weren't), they're still probably violating FEC regulations.
Corwin and Carnahan have each had a chance to explain what happened. Corwin's convoluted explanation omits important details about when his work was supposedly performed. Add in a growing body of evidence that Carnahan's campaign knew more than it claims, and you have big problem getting bigger.
Keep in mind that it's rarely the violation that gets politicians in the end - it's the coverup. Patrick Tuohey's comparison between Jeff Smith and Russ Carnahan might end up being startlingly accurate.
Ed Martin's ethics complaint may put Carnahan in a very difficult position.
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