Trump Critic Announces Run for U.S. Senate Seat In Minnesota
Richard Painter served as chief White House ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A former Republican White House lawyer and prominent critic of President Donald Trump is running for former Sen. Al Franken’s seat. And he’s running as a Democrat. Richard Painter filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission late last week to run for the seat after exploring a bid for more than a month and formally announced…
