Senate candidate in hotly contested race slapped with ethics investigation

The Kentucky Executive Branch Ethics Commission decided to move forward Wednesday with an examination into U S Senate candidate Daniel Cameron due to accusations dating back to July that the then-Kentucky attorney general and gubernatorial candidate solicited campaign donations from a company his office was inspecting at the time What s happening to me is exactly what they did to President Trump a shameless weaponization of regime to take out political opponents Daniel Cameron reported Fox News Digital in an unique announcement This is the first major episode 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 the majority KENTUCKY SENATE RACE FOR MCCONNELL'S SEAT HEATS UPThe Associated Press communicated in July that an attorney representing Edgewater Recovery Centers commented the organization received a call from Cameron followed by a campaign representative to organize a fundraising event Cameron s Kentucky attorney general s office was studying Edgewater Recovery Centers at the time and the AP announced 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 revealed as soon as details about the transactions and phone calls were made residents there was quick dissipation of any plans for a benefit event and any campaign funds were returned almost without delay Cameron's current U S Senate campaign established to Fox that Cameron recused himself from the attorney general's office study 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 assessment back in and his administration is now moving forward with the probe two years later Fox News Digital also released earlier this week that Beshear's name could be in the mix for a doable 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 research 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