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After prosecutors presented nearly three weeks of testimony in the corruption trial of Bob McDonnell and his wife, lawyers for Virginia’s former governor opened their defense Monday with testimony that portrayed Maureen, above, badly. (AP/ T WP) Former secretary of state: Maureen was ‘very diva-ish’
Staff worried former first lady might be mentally ill
Former Secretary of State Janet Vestal Kelly burst into tears while describing her difficult interactions with Maureen during McDonnell’s 2009 campaign for governor. “She was very difficult, very demanding, very diva-ish,” Kelly said. “She would exaggerate, embellish.”
About six months into the administration, Kelly said, Maureen’s chief of staff came to her saying she was “really worried” about her boss. “There were concerns that she was suffering from mental illness,” Kelly said.
Mansion staff threatened to resign en masse in a letter In 2012, Kelly testified, the entire staff at the governor’s mansion drafted a mass resignation letter, which they intended to deliver to Maureen. It deplored the “tension that permeates this building at all times” and said staffers felt like their mere presence was an “inconvenience.”
Bob came across a lot better than his wife Despite the unflattering portrait of Maureen, Kelly and a series of cabinet secretaries offered testimony that bolstered the governor’s defense. They said McDonnell did not offer special treatment to businessman Jonnie Williams Sr. in exchange for gifts — prosecutors’ central contention.
“Bonjour, Montreal! Excited to share best practices w/ Mayor @DenisCoderre. Great ideas don’t stop at city borders!”
MURIEL BOWSER, on Twitter,
as she headed to Canada last week for a conference
“She’s becoming the Marie Antoinette of D.C. politics. ‘Just let them eat cake, I’m off to Montreal.’” BEN YOUNG, David Catania’s campaign manager, claiming that Bowser is shirking her duties as head of the Council committee that covers housing issues, Washington City Paper reported.
“This is the latest in a series of desperate stunts and a sign of a campaign that continues to be in panic mode.” JOAQUIN McPEEK, Bowser’s spokesman, on Young’s remarks. The City Paper reported that McPeek also brushed off a jab from mayoral hopeful Carol Schwartz that incorrectly stated she was in Martha’s Vineyard.
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D.C. wants more time on gun ruling The Second Amendment doesn’t include an “unalloyed right” to carry guns in public, D.C. officials argued in a court pleading filed Monday seeking more time before a ruling takes effect overturning the city’s ban on carrying handguns in public. It was the first hint of arguments D.C. might make should authorities decide to fight the ruling in court. (TWP)
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Virginia votes in four special elections today, including one Northern Virginia race