Utah attorney general announces resignation

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Utah attorney general announces resignation

By MICHELL L. PRICE, Associated Press | November 21, 2013 | Updated: November 21, 2013 3:57pm

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Attorney General John Swallow announced Thursday that he is stepping down amid multiple investigations of bribery and misconduct that have hounded him ever since he took office at the beginning of the year.

Swallow discussed his resignation at a news conference as he vigorously denied breaking any laws and said the toll of the investigations had become too much for him and his family.

"Now is the time for the madness to stop and for the state to move forward. The toll on my family, the toll on my office and the toll on our finances has been too much. It is time for it to stop."

It marked a stunning fall for a politician who was elected with nearly two-thirds of the vote one year ago and seemingly had a bright political future. But within his first week in office, accusations surfaced that the 51-year-old Republican engaged in questionable financial dealings with a businessman under federal investigation for fraud.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Utah-attorney-general-announces-resignation-4998047.php

[OneCrazyDiamond]

1. Um, Just because you resign doesn't mean the investigations should stop.

Otherwise you will get elected again, and again pull the same crap.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Plus, we need to see if it goes hgher up.

Is he taking the fall for others above him in the food chain?

[LadyHawkAZ]

2. And the people of Utah respond:

[KamaAina]

4. "the 51-year-old Republican"

Was there ever any doubt?

This whole thing must be tough for Utahns to Swallow.

[greiner3]

5. Can you imagine how much ribbing he must have gone through in school?

Even in Utah?

[icarusxat]

6. Met him once and listened to him speak.

He is a huge supporter of Clarence Thomas and his style of judiciary...obfuscation. And, note that a mere 2/3 of the vote for a Republican in Utah is not a landslide, more of a lukewarm nod to the inevitable.

[lumberjack_jeff]

7. "Republican Attorney General" = "absolutely crooked sumbitch"

[alp227]

8. Salt Lake Tribune: Embattled Swallow resigns, proclaims his innocence

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home3/57163170-200/swallow-office-attorney-general.html.csp