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Eric J in MN

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4. Karen Monahan's story about making the video
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 06:09 AM
Oct 2018

Last edited Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:51 AM - Edit history (3)

...is that she was lying in bed on her stomach listening to a podcast on her phone, and Keith Ellison walked into the room and argued with her and she turned on the phone's camera.

Susan Ellingstad, a lawyer, investigated for the DFL. Monahan refused to show her the video. Ellingstad is skeptical that Monahan has a video showing events exactly as Monahan described. There could be no video. There could be a video in which Ellison acts differently than Monahan claims. There could be a video in which Monahan acts differently than Monahan claims.

Monahan also refuses to show the alleged video to her own lawyer, Andrew Parker. Parker is a right-wing radio host in his spare time, and urges listeners to donate to Doug Wardlow (R), who is running against Keith Ellison.

On "Tucker Carlson Tonight," Parker said that Monahan feels it would unfair to woman making accusations who don't have a video to show anyone the video. Carlson acted like that was good logic.

The argument between Monahan and Ellison occurred in August 2016, according to Monahan. Monahan texted Keith Ellison that she had a video in December 2017. There is no evidence of her telling anyone she had a video before then.

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