State Ethics Commission Sues Abrams Campaign For Withholding Emails

The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filed a lawsuit on Friday against Stacey Abrams’ 2018 gubernatorial campaign and two other groups tied to Abrams.

John Amis / Associated Press

Updated at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 27

The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, formerly the state Ethics Commission, filed a lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court on Friday against Stacey Abrams’ 2018 gubernatorial campaign and two other groups tied to Abrams for failing to fully comply with subpoenas for certain documents last spring.

Former campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo said the campaign turned in thousands of pages of banking and campaign finance records but refused to release communications requested between the campaign and other groups, including the New Georgia Project and state Sen. Nikema Williams, then vice-chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia.