Stockard on the Stump: Blackburn camp blasts Registry for seeking AG probe

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 1,492

Last Updated: 6 hours, 45 minutes ago

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That tree you heard falling in the forest produced no sound, except for a subsequent grating from U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s gubernatorial campaign.

Blackburn’s people ripped the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance this week after it forwarded a complaint by a Blackburn surrogate to the Attorney General’s Office for investigation, as board member Tom Lawless speculated, “It’ll be buried there.”

The board could have subpoenaed people, which would take months, if not years. Besides, it …

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