Lawsuit over false ad in Kansas mayor's race moving forward
December 20, 2020
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by Wichita's mayor against three GOP officials who were behind a smear campaign against the mayor will be allowed to move forward.
The lawsuit is related to an ad published on YouTube during the mayoral election last year that falsely suggested that Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple was accused of sexual harassment when he served in the Kansas Legislature. In a recording from last year that was released this fall, Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O'Donnell, Wichita City Council member James Clendenin and state Rep. Michael Capp can be heard plotting to fram...
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