Easley: Wright should go

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 22 May 2007 11:59:53 -0400

Gov. Mike Easley called for Rep. Thomas Wright to resign.

At a press conference this morning, the governor said that the Wilmington Democrat's case was more straightforward than former House Speaker Jim Black's.

Here's the quote, courtesy of Laura Leslie at Hunter's Tavern:

"Here, you've got bank records and a campaign account, and ether they match up or they don't, and they don't. And then you have the Board of Elections finding pages and pages of what they consider to be criminal violations that they're turning over to the District Attorney. So it's a different circumstance. And I think it's one where the representative needs to move on."

She's also got audio of the press conference.

A full list of those who have called for Wright to resign after the jump.

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Easley: Wright should go