Raphael Warnock used campaign funds to fight a personal lawsuit: Report

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) used campaign funds to battle a personal lawsuit, according to a new report.

The lawsuit began in 2019, when Atlanta resident Melvin Robertson made allegations against Warnock dating back to his time as a pastor in 2005, Politico reported. The suit was dismissed by a federal district court judge, but Robertson refiled a similar case in 2021, when Warnock was in the Senate. The Georgia Democrat used his campaign attorneys from Elias Law Group to defend against the suit, along with the Atlanta-based firm Krevolin & Horst, the report said....