Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador responded to attack ads that have hit the internet recently. A group called “Idaho Values First” has created several cut-and-paste video ads attacking local legislators, including Senator Dan Foreman. The ads say they voted to “cut funding to stop online sex predators”.
In a press release, Labrador says “Idahoans are being deliberately misled…That claim is misleading and flatly untrue.” He says during the session that just ended, the legislature voted for across-the-board budget cuts, and they approved a partial restoration of the Attorney General’s budget, including resources to continue supporting the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit that the ads are talking about.
“These ads are attempting to manipulate voters, not inform them…Using legislative votes in political messaging is fair. Twisting those votes into false narratives is not. And dragging the work of my office and the mission of protecting children into a knowingly dishonest attack is a new low.”
