Unelected Senator McSally Won’t Say If She’d Accept Illegal Campaign Help From a Foreign Country

“Asked whether she ‘would be willing to ask a foreign country to dig up political dirt on your opponent’ … McSally balked”

In a stunning interview, unelected Senator Martha McSally would not say if she would accept foreign assistance in her election, “abruptly” ending the interview. WATCH:

AZ Family: We wanted to ask if you would be willing to ask a foreign country to dig political dirt on your opponent?

Senator McSally: The House is doing what they’re doing. In the meantime, the Senate is doing our work in order to do what matters for Arizonans —

AZ Family: That’s not the question —

Senator McSally: And that includes addressing Alzheimer’s. Thanks, guys.

With a declining approval rating and a self-funding primary challenger dragging her to the right, McSally is among the most vulnerable Republicans in the Senate. She’s been outraised by “significant margins” by combat veteran and retired astronaut Mark Kelly for three quarters in a row, and trails in the polls — making it increasingly likely McSally will become “the first Arizona Republican to lose not one but two Senate seats to Democrats.”

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Arizona Republic: Sen. Martha McSally abruptly ends reporters’ questions when asked about impeachment

• U.S. Sen. Martha McSally abruptly ended questions from reporters on Friday after a single query about issues involved in the House impeachment inquiry.

• …President Donald Trump’s growing problems on Capitol Hill with House Democrats drove her to walk away.

• Asked whether she “would be willing to ask a foreign country to dig up political dirt on your opponent,” as Democrats say Trump sought from Ukraine, McSally balked.

• “The House is doing what they’re doing. In the meantime, the Senate is doing our work in order to do what matters for Arizonans,” she said as her staff helped lead her away from the media.

Arizona Family: Sen. McSally won’t say if she’d seek foreign assistance to help her politically

• Would Sen. Martha McSally ask a foreign government to dig up dirt on a political rival?

• The state’s Republican senator left open the possibility on Friday after refusing to answer the question.

• McSally, a former fighter pilot, walked away from reporters after one question, clearly showing that she did not want to talk about the ongoing impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump.

• …McSally has remained quiet on the issue, although she signed a resolution condemning the impeachment process.

• When asked if he would seek foreign help for his campaign, Kelly, a former astronaut, said it was an easy question.

• “Of course, my campaign won’t ask for or accept any assistance from a foreign government. That’s an easy decision because it’s against the law, and it’s against the oath Senator McSally and I both took to defend our constitution and our democracy,” Kelly, also a former fighter pilot, said in a statement.

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