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Controversy for Rep. Kevin Boyle ahead of election
Rep. Kevin Boyle’s campaign responded to the arrest warrant withdrawal in a statement.
“Today the Office of the Philadelphia District Attorney and Philadelphia Police Department confirmed that the arrest warrant for Kevin Boyle was withdrawn.
“Furthermore, some have irresponsibly implied or falsely stated that this was a matter involving physical abuse. To be clear, no such abuse has ever taken place or been alleged either in the past or now.
“This entire past week and all the media coverage around it coming in the final days before Election Day has caused tremendous professional damage to my client,” Boyle’s lawyer Andrew D. Montroy said.
Controversy for Rep. Kevin Boyle ahead of election
State Representative Kevin Boyle faces controversy ahead of today’s primary election.
An arrest for Boyle was issued last week after he allegedly violated a protection for abuse order by texting his estranged wife, sources told CBS News.
District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Monday that the warrant had been withdrawn, “This does not mean, one way or another, that Mr. Boyle committed no crime,” he clarified.
“That is a matter to be determined later, but based on the information we have today, which is more complete than the apparently accurate information we had before, we do not find that there is probable cause to justify a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Boyle for violating a protection from abuse order on the dates in question.”
‘Zombie candidates’ explained
Today’s presidential primary elections both have “zombie candidates” on the ballot.
A zombie candidate is referred to those who are still on the ballot but have ended their campaigns.
Nikki Haley is still on the ballot for Republican nominee, while Dean Phillips is on the ballot for Democrat nominee.
Phillips has earned zero delegates and dropped out of the race on March 6. Marianne Williamson is still in the race, but admitted that her candidacy is focused on bringing progressive ideas to the mainstream instead of beating Biden.
Haley also dropped out on March 6 after earning 97 delegates in comparison to Donald Trump’s 1,915.
President Biden not in Pennsylvania
President Biden is not campaigning in Pennsylvania during today’s primary elections.
Biden boarded Marine One this afternoon to attend a campaign event in Florida.
He’s expected to speak on reproductive freedom following the six-week abortion ban filed earlier this month by the state’s Supreme Court.
Democrats compete to challenge Scott Perry
The Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District seat is on the ballot in Pennsylvania today.
Republican Representative Scott Perry holds the seat but will have to run for re-election against the Democrat nominee in November.
Perry is a right-wing conservative and the former chair of the Freedom Caucus. He advocated to overturn the results of the 2020 election alongside Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
