Scandal Uncovers Bentley’s Involvement in Trial of Speaker Mike Hubbard

| March 30, 2016 

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Following the eruption of a scandal involving Governor Robert Bentley and his now former top political adviser, Rebekah Caldwell Mason, the governor is refusing to step down, despite mounting pressure from Alabama lawmakers. And Bentley’s involvement in the ethics trial of House Speaker Mike Hubbard is made clear following disclosure by fired Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Spencer Collier.

 

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