Legislators Subpoena AG's Office

Argus Leader:

The state Legislature’s Executive Board subpoenaed the Attorney General’s Office today, asking for all information related to the AG’s investigation of state Sen. Dan Sutton.

Sutton, a Flandreau Democrat seeking his fourth term in the Senate, has been the subject of a months-long criminal investigation following an accusation that he groped a high school page during the last legislative session.

Sutton has denied any wrongdoing.

The decision to subpoena the AG’s investigation is the first step in the Senate’s inquiry into Sutton.

The Senate meets in special session Nov. 27 to determine if Sutton broke Senate rules – a separate inquiry from the criminal investigation.

For more on this story, see Wednesday's Argus Leader.