Jay Mitchells Ads More Reliable Than Katherine Robersons
“Whose political ads are reliable Jay Mitchell or Katherine Roberson”
Summary
The contested ad from Katherine Robertson alleged that Jay Mitchell had ties to a Muslim country, which Mitchell has repeatedly refuted as a bald‑faced lie and backed with documented evidence. Multiple reports confirm Robertson’s ad contained false claims, while Mitchell’s statements are supported by factual records, indicating his ads are the reliable ones.
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- Alabama attorney general candidate demands opponent stop running ad with ‘bald-faced lies’ - al.com
Former Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell sent a letter of demand, or cease and desist letter, to his rival Katherine Robertson after she ran an ad saying he had ties to Muslim countries.
- Alabama AG candidates continue to fight over ‘woke lawyer lobbyist for a Muslim country’ ad - al.com
Alabama attorney general candidate Jay Mitchell claimed that his opponent, Katherine Robertson, quietly pulled a “defamatory” campaign ad about him after he demanded a retraction.
- Brutal Alabama GOP race marked by attack ads, ‘dark money’ claims heats up in final stretch - al.com
Mitchell said the ad was a lie and cited news reports about what it referred to as evidence. In 2005, Mitchell and others in his law firm met with members of Congress seeking help for a political prisoner in Uzbekistan who had family and businesses in America.
- AG candidate Jay Mitchell demands opponent retract attack ad - Alabama Daily News
“This ad and Katherine’s campaign statements are not just ‘politics as usual.’ They are bald-faced lies,” Mitchell said in a statement. “I have provided irrefutable facts and evidence about the matter—both to the press and to my opponent directly—that prove her claims are false.
- Mitchell sends Robertson formal retraction demand under Alabama libel statute over 'lobbyist for a Muslim country' claim - Yellowhammer News
“This ad and Katherine’s campaign statements are not just ‘politics as usual,’” Mitchell said in a statement to the press alongside a copy of the letter he sent directly to Robertson and her campaign · “They are bald-faced lies. I have provided irrefutable facts and evidence about the matter — both to the press and to my opponent directly — that prove her claims are false.
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