By Thomas J. Morgan
Seth Larson, spokesman for Whitehouse, responded:
“The complaints filed by the Tea Party Patriots andthe Center for Competitive Politics are frivolous and utterly without merit. As a former attorney general and U.S. Attorney, Senator Whitehouse noticed that certain legal declarations appeared to violate 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001, which makes false statements a crime. Bringing such activities to the attention of the relevant federal authorities is perfectly appropriate for a senator, indeed any citizen who thinks they may be witness to a crime. Senator Whitehouse isn’t about to letthe bullying or showboating tactics of these organizations interfere with his job representing theinterests of Rhode Islanders.”
