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Gov. Cox says he’s ‘grateful’ he didn’t know about new law’s impact on Senate president’s relative
An at times heated Utah Gov. Spencer Cox sparred with reporters Thursday over the fallout from reports that Utah Senate President Stuart Adams initiated passage of a law that later helped his 18-year-old granddaughter reach a plea deal in a criminal case involving sex with a 13-year-old. Cox said he didn’t think an ethics investigation or a third-party review is warranted, saying “there’s nothing to investigate.” “The facts are abundantly clear. It’s been reported. I don’t think anybody’s denied that what happened, happened,” Cox said, adding he learned about the ...
