Weeks after hosting an ostensive “press event” about crime that somehow turned into a political rally complete with Trump banners, Livingston County (Michigan) Sheriff Mike Murphy is facing a slew of complaints about politicizing the Sheriff’s Department and improperly using his public office, Michigan Advance reports.
At issue is an August 20th event which claimed to have been a candidate forum for Trump to discuss crime and security promoted by the Sheriff’s Department at its headquarters. When media arrived at the Sheriff’s office, the presentation area had been staged with deputy’s cars as a backdrop. Uniformed deputies stood behind Trump as he rambled on about various topics and against Democrat Kamala Harris.
The state Election Commission received no fewer than seven complaints against Murphy and the county Sheriff’s Department. But instead of backing away from politics, Murphy has doubled down, leaving the board of a local organization that helps victims of domestic abuse and filming an ad criticizing Harris and Democratic Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin.