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GA-Sen: Politico, "Walker’s (R) team knew of an abortion allegation months before it surfaced" [1]
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Date: 2022-10-04
According to Politico, this is either a cover up or huge fuck up on the campaign’s end:
Months before news broke alleging that Herschel Walker paid for an abortion, top Republicans in the state — including those advising his team — warned him that the story could torpedo his campaign.
Four people with knowledge of those preliminary discussions said that the abortion issue was well known within the state, even before reporters began inquiring about it.
It was brought to the attention of those working on Walker’s behalf, in part as a means of discouraging him from running. His team downplayed the potential disruption it would cause. But, according to one of those people, they did not outright deny it.
“It was, ‘Eh, it’s not going to come out, you’re being hyperbolic,’” said one top Georgia GOP operative, granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. “The reaction was not, ‘They’re not going to say that because it never happened.’ It was like everything else, ‘Eh, people aren’t going to find out.’”
On Monday, people found out. A bombshell story by the Daily Beast stated that Walker, a former NFL star, paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009. As corroboration, the woman provided a receipt of the abortion, a deposited check from Walker for $700 that paid for the procedure, and even a signed “get well soon” card bearing, what appeared to be, Walker’s signature.
Walker has denied the report, which POLITICO has not independently verified, as a “flat out lie.” His campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. However, Republican leadership, including former President Donald Trump, who boosted Walker with an endorsement, have reaffirmed their support.
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