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Boebert faces calls for federal, state investigations into abuse of authority allegations
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A comedy writer and documentary filmmaker is asking federal and state authorities to investigate U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, accusing the Silt Republican of abusing her position to squelch a political critic. In letters delivered in late October to the acting U.S. attorney for Colorado and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Toby Morton, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, resident,…
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Senate confirms Cole Finegan to be U.S. attorney for Colorado
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The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Cole Finegan without objection to be the top federal prosecutor in Colorado. Finegan is a former Denver City Attorney and chief of staff to former Mayor John Hickenlooper. Currently a managing partner at the international law firm Hogan Lovells, he was one of three candidates who Hickenlooper and Colorado’s…
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Trump nominates new U.S. attorney for Colorado
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President Donald Trump has nominated Jason Dunn to serve as Colorado’s U.S. attorney in a long-anticipated move, the White House announced Wednesday. Dunn is a former deputy state attorney general and assistant solicitor general under former Colorado Attorney General John Suthers (now Colorado Springs’ mayor) and a shareholder at the powerful Denver law firm Brownstein…
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Jason Dunn and James Hearty interview with Jeff Sessions for Colorado U.S. attorney position
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At least two Denver attorneys interviewed with Jeff Sessions to become the next U.S. attorney for Colorado, offering a sign that they are the top candidates, Colorado Politics has learned. Multiple sources confirmed the interviews with Jason Dunn and James Hearty, two of the four candidates competing for the position. The interviews were conducted separately…
