Nevada’s Republican governor testified in the federal wire fraud case against now-suspended MAGA judge Michele Fiore.
The right-wing Fiore is accused of soliciting donations for a memorial statue of slain Las Vegas Metro police officer Alyn Beck and then using the money for her own personal expenses, and Gov. Joe Lombardo testified that his re-election campaign for sheriff had contributed $5,000 for the memorial in 2019, reported the Las Vegas Journal-Review .
“Are you looking for help?” said Fiore’s attorney Michael Sanft when the governor looked toward federal prosecutors during his testimony.
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“Yeah, I’m looking for help,” Lombardo said. “I’m failing to understand why I’m being asked these questions when I’m a victim and a witness.”
The defense attorney questioned Lombardo, who was Clark County assistant sheriff when Beck and fellow officer Igor Soldo were ambushed and killed by a couple of anti-government extremists, about his decisions to donate to political campaigns and was asked for clarity about how he used money left over from his campaigns for Clark County sheriff during his campaign for governor, which is allowed under state law.