Congressman Rodney Davis, whose pinned tweet on his Twitter profile calls for more civility in politics, has refused to answer a number of questions about the incident that led to his field director being charged with aggravated battery at his Democratic opponent’s campaign event.
First, watch Rodney Davis squirm and dodge in this interview by the Springfield Journal-Register:
Then, read this from Capitol Fax:
“But, notice this line, which was uttered after Bernie tried multiple times to get Davis to say if his campaign sent the guy: “I don’t believe anybody on my campaign has ever said that they sent Levi to that event.”
Right, they never said they sent him because Davis’ campaign refuses to answer questions about who dispatched the tracker.”
And finally, take a look at this tweet from WCIA’s Mark Maxwell analyzing the police report:
Here are the questions that Rodney Davis needs to answer:
- Did his campaign or anyone associated with his office send the staffer to the event?
- Has that person spoken to the police?
- Is that person still employed by the campaign?