.MaddowBlog: Another leading GOP Senate hopeful faces domestic violence allegations
Pennsylvania Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell speaks ahead of a campaign rally with President Donald Trump, in Moon Township, Pa., on Sept. 22, 2020.On the surface, Pennsylvania's Sean Parnell appears to have the qualities of a competitive candidate. He's a decorated Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, a bestselling author, and a Republican who ran a competitive congressional race last fall, nearly defeating a popular Democratic incumbent.
The estranged wife of Republican Senate candidate Sean Parnell testified under oath Monday that he choked her until she bit him to escape, that he hit their young children, and that he lashed out at her with obscenities and insults. In tearful testimony, Laurie Snell told a family court judge that her husband once called her a "whore" and a "piece of s—" while pinning her down.
According to her version of events, Parnell struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, and the abuse began before they married in 2010. Snell added, however, that conditions grew even more serious in 2018, when he"started hitting the kids." The couple separated soon after. Nevertheless, other GOP candidates have taken note. In September, Jeff Bartos, a rival Republican Senate candidate, stressed the fact that Parnell's wife twice sought protection-from-abuse orders against him, as recently as a few years ago. According to Bartos, this makes Parnell"Former Republican Rep. Ryan Costello, who's also expressed an interest in next year's Senate race in Pennsylvania, yesterdayUnfortunately, there are related stories in other states.
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