Hickenlooper Used A Post-9/11 Recovery Fund To Pay For His Ethics Lawyer, But Claimed He Was “Unaware” Of The Source Of The Funding.

Hickenlooper Used A Post-9/11 Recovery Fund To Pay For A $525 Per Hour Attorney In His Ethics Investigation. “A taxpayer-funded attorney is defending former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper during an ethics investigation into trips he made in 2018. The state attorney general’s office hired Mark Grueskin, a well-known Democratic elections attorney, to defend Hickenlooper. According to current Governor Jared Polis’ office, Grueskin has billed the state for $43,390 so far, charging $525 per hour. It’s not unusual for an official to get a taxpayer-funded attorney when facing a legal challenge for something that happened in office. But as first reported by the Denver Post and confirmed by Next with Kyle Clark, the money is coming from a post-9/11 economic recovery fund called the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.” (“Hickenlooper’s attorney in ethics investigation is paid for by post-9/11 economic recovery fund,” 9News, 11/20/19)

Hickenlooper’s Senate Campaign Claimed He Was “Unaware Of The Source Of The Funding For His Lawyer.” “It’s not unusual for an official to get a taxpayer-funded attorney when facing a legal challenge for something that happened in office. But as first reported by the Denver Post and confirmed by Next with Kyle Clark, the money is coming from a post-9/11 economic recovery fund called the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003… Hickenlooper’s campaign for the Democratic Senate nomination told Next he was unaware of the source of the funding.” (“Hickenlooper’s attorney in ethics investigation is paid for by post-9/11 economic recovery fund,” 9News, 11/20/19)