Embattled Rep. Jeremy Durham is suing House Speaker Beth Harwell and Attorney General Herbert Slatery in conjunction with an investigation into the lawmaker that appears nearly complete.
As part of the lawsuit, filed Friday in Davidson County Chancery Court, Durham wants the court to intervene and prevent the release of the attorney general's investigative report. The court will discuss his motion during a hearing Tuesday afternoon.
"The Attorney General informed us of a deadline, basically the special committee was going to convene on Wednesday. That prompted us to respond because there's really no reason for the committee to meet, other than it's politically motivated this close to the election," said Durham's attorney, Bill Harbison, of Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison.
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