Posted: 11:34 AM, May 03, 2023
Updated: 5:07 AM, May 04, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk is signaling that he's ready to come out swinging against Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti as Funk finds his office at the center of a criminal investigation led by Skrmetti's office.
On Tuesday, Funk joined a motion filed by NewsChannel 5 to unseal court documents related to a search of the district attorney's offices back in March. Prior to NewsChannel 5's revelation of the search warrant, Funk had never publicly admitted that it was actually "a raid," as his motion now characterizes it.
While the state attorney general is the only person who can investigate a sitting district attorney general, Funk's motion argues there is a conflict between the AG's representation of the DA in five civil cases and the on-going criminal investigation.
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"Thus, it is absolutely necessary to open the instant file and affidavit because it directly affects whether General Funk has an obligation to report the Attorney General to the Board of Professional Responsibility, request an advisory opinion, and/or request one or more court orders requiring the Attorney General to withdraw from representing General Funk and his office in all pending and future matters due to violations of its ethical and professional duties," the motion states.
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