LINCOLN — A legal accountability group is charging that Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson used his elective office “to propagate lies and misinformation that imperil American democracy” and discredit the 2020 election results.
The 65 Project — named after the 65 unsuccessful lawsuits filed by former President Donald Trump’s supporters to overturn his 2020 defeat — said it filed bar complaints Wednesday against Peterson and 14 other Republican attorneys general.
The complaints were based on the GOP officials’ support of an unsuccessful lawsuit, led by the Texas attorney general, that challenged the vote counting in four battleground states.
The Texas lawsuit contained “numerous false allegations,” the 65 Project stated in its complaint, and Peterson violated an ethical requirement that attorneys not pursue legal actions they “reasonably” know were frivolous or false.
“These lawyers tried to help Trump cling to power by spreading falsehoods and lies in court filings. They must be held accountable,” said Michael Teter, managing director of The 65 Project.
A spokeswoman for Peterson said that a similar claim had already been filed and rejected against the attorney general concerning the Texas lawsuit.
That complaint, filed by former State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha in December 2020, resulted in a “thorough report exonerating the AG of any wrongdoing,” according to spokeswoman Suzanne Gage.
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