TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 28, 2021

One of the Republican legislators whose home and office were searched by FBI agents earlier this month says that agents confiscated all files and documents related to his campaign, the Associated Press reports. Rep. Todd Warner, R-Chapel Hill, divulged that information to the Tennessee Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance Ethics Commission in an email last week to explain why he couldn’t complete his latest campaign finance report on time. His correspondence gives the clearest indication to date that the federal investigation is at least partly campaign finance-focused. Federal authorities have not indicated what they are investigating after showing up to search the homes and legislative offices of Warner, former House Speaker Glen Casada, R-Franklin, Rep. Robin Smith, R-Hixson, and former Casada chief of staff Cade Cothren. Agents visited Warner’s business address as well.