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Democratic lieutenant governors mobilize cash as early backers of Biden-Harris ticket

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Top Democratic lieutenants are raising their hands to play a key role in Biden’s 2024 reelection. Their plans were shared first with ABC News. Road to '24 ABC News Photo Illustration / Alex Gilbeaux An eager bench of Democrats will spend heavily to stake out positions as early supporters of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign ahead of his expected announcement, which could come as soon as this week. On Monday, a national Democratic committee tasked with electing lieutenant governors nationwide announced plans to spend nearly $1 million to mobilize the country’s 25 Democratic occupants of that office, shoring up votes in key states for the Biden-Harris ticket. President Joe Biden is greeted by Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association’s “2024 Mobilization Projec...

DC police lieutenant charged with obstruction in Proud Boys probe

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Prosecutors say he leaked information to then-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. A D.C. police lieutenant was arrested and charged Friday with obstruction of justice and making false statements over allegations that he leaked information to then-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy last month for his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department announced Friday that Shane Lamond, 47, was indicted by a grand jury in D.C. with one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements. Lamond was repeatedly mentioned throughout the course of the nearly four month seditious conspiracy trial over his ties to Tarrio. Enrique Tarrio and members of the Proud Boys attend a rally in Portland, Ore., Aug. 17, 2019. Noah Berger/AP, File MORE: Proud Boys convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy The indictment unsealed Friday alleges he obstructed the government's investigation into Tarrio for his burning o...