FILE - Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, left, testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 10, 2024. Montana’s top political cop on Thursday, July 18, said he found no evidence that Knudsen violated Montana campaign finance laws in recruiting a primary challenger so he could raise more campaign cash.
Jake Eaton, senior campaign adviser for Knudsen, said in a statement Friday the case had been brought to its “rightful” close.Hogan said she disagreed with Gallus’ decision to dismiss the case. She said in a statement that Knudsen and Olson “clearly schemed to violate Montana’s election laws, which is consistent with the corrupt and unethical behavior Knudsen continues to demonstrate as Attorney General.
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