Senate candidate in hotly contested race slapped with ethics investigation

The Kentucky Executive Branch Ethics Commission decided to move forward Wednesday with an inspection into U S Senate candidate Daniel Cameron due to claims dating back to July that the then-Kentucky attorney general and gubernatorial candidate solicited campaign donations from a company his office was assessing at the time What s happening to me is exactly what they did to President Trump a shameless weaponization of governing body to take out political opponents Daniel Cameron narrated Fox News Digital in an unique declaration This is the first major development of Democrat lawfare in the cycle and the timing is no coincidence I m leading the GOP field by more than points It s clear who the left fears most of KENTUCKY SENATE RACE FOR MCCONNELL'S SEAT HEATS UPThe Associated Press announced in July that an attorney representing Edgewater Recovery Centers explained the organization received a call from Cameron followed by a campaign representative to organize a charity fundraiser Cameron s Kentucky attorney general s office was scrutinizing Edgewater Recovery Centers at the time and the AP published that several Edgewater executives donated to Cameron s gubernatorial campaign Fox News Digital spoke on Thursday to a source close to Edgewater at the time who commented as soon as details about the transactions and phone calls were made general there was quick dissipation of any plans for a charity event and any campaign funds were returned almost this instant Cameron's current U S Senate campaign certified to Fox that Cameron recused himself from the attorney general's office research into Edgewater as soon as the matter came to his attention canceled the events and refunded checks to the executives LESS THAN MONTHS INTO TRUMP'S ND TERM DEMS ARE ALREADY EYEING THE RACESitting Democratic Gov Andy Beshear called for the inquiry back in and his administration is now moving forward with the probe two years later Fox News Digital also communicated earlier this week that Beshear's name could be in the mix for a viable Democratic presidential candidate in Fox News Digital reached out to Beshear s office but did not receive a response CHINA DOESN'T PLAY BY THE RULES SAYS REP ANDY BARRThe news of the inspection comes as Cameron s campaign for former Senate Leader Mitch McConnell s soon-vacant U S Senate seat is in full swing Republican Rep Andy Barr is the only other declared GOP candidate in the race Fox News Digital reached out to the Kentucky Executive Branch Ethics Commission but did not receive a response