Rick Scott has no opinion about a Senate candidate accused of strangling his wife
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The allegations are striking. Earlier this month, the wife of Sean Parnell, who is running for the Senate from Pennsylvania with the backing of Donald Trump, provided sworn testimony in a child custody hearing that he had "choked her until she bit him to escape, that he hit their young children, and that he lashed out at her with obscenities and insults," according to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Earlier this month, the wife of Sean Parnell, who is running for the Senate from Pennsylvania with the backing of Donald Trump, provided sworn testimony in a child custody hearing that he had "choked her until she bit him to escape, that he hit their young children, and that he lashed out at her with obscenities and insults," according to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Parnell called his wife's testimony "lies" in a statement released by his campaign and said he would rebut her claims in his testimony, which is expected this week. Under cross-examination by Parnell's lawyers Monday, his wife acknowledged that "there were no formal interventions or restrictions" against Parnell, according to the Inquirer.
President Donald Trump has said ICE agents will head to US airports tomorrow amid a partial government shutdown. Follow for live updates
President Donald Trump said Sunday border czar Tom Homan will be in charge of deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports on Monday, with Homan telling CNN the agents will assist with security at entrances and exits to ease TSA workload amid a partial government shutdown.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.
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