This Chronicle story reports on the comments of Texas GOP chairperson Tina Benkiser‘s statement Wednesday that Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle‘s (a Democrat) failure to investigate former Democratic Attorney General Dan Morales proves that Mr. Earle’s current investigation into Republican House race financing is politically motivated. Earlier posts on this investigation can be reviewed here.
However, there is one big problem with Ms. Benkiser’s allegation: Mr. Earle deferred to the Justice Department in Mr. Morales’s case, which investigated, indicted, and convicted Mr. Morales.
This earlier post criticized the Texas Democratic Party chairperson’s comments regarding Governor Perry. These statements by the GOP chairperson are just as bad. I know several Republican prosecutors in Texas, and they all have high regard for Mr. Earle. Ms. Benkiser should have checked with them first before making her disingenuous public statement.