Columbia attorney Leighton Lord, a candidate for the attorney general's office, stresses that he would be a different kind of attorney general, one focused more on management and systemic reform and leaving the prosecution of individual cases to prosecutors.
He spoke to The Sun News editorial board April 23. Below the video is a summary of topics we discussed.
- 0:00 Introduction
- 1:06 What will be your priorities if you're elected?
- 2:11 What shortcomings do you see in the criminal justice system?
- 5:31 What legislative process do you see for overhauling the criminal code?
- 9:57 Describe your experience as an attorney.
- 13:01 What distinguishes you from the other two Republicans running for attorney general?
- 16:41 How has the attorney general handled the Sanford case?
- 17:57 Does the attorney general have the opportunity to bolster the state's weak ethics laws?
- 18:56 Who in politics today would you cite as an example of a strong leader?
- 20:46 Are you more of a Lindsey Graham Republican or Jim DeMint Republican?
- 21:20 Has the attorney general's office become too politicized, as McMaster has fought against health care and other federal issues?
- 23:49 Closing comments.
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