An attorney for Richard Moore said a proposal by a state workers' group "set off alarms."
Standing before Wake County Superior Court Judge Jim Hardin this morning, Raleigh attorney Kieran Shanahan said that he was surprised by an alleged proposal from an attorney for the State Employees Association of North Carolina to drop a lawsuit in exchange for Moore's support of a bill.
In a motion, Shanahan argued that SEANC attorney Tom Harris tried to bribe them in a phone call and a subsequent e-mail to him.
"It became clear that their political motivation for bringing the suit was to somehow effect policy-making and laws," he said, adding later, "It is outrageous, it is offensive and it's in violation of the law."
Shanahan said he felt "duty bound" to report Harris' alleged proposal to the judge as well as the North Carolina Bar under the "rules of professional responsibility."
He also echoed earlier arguments in the case that SEANC's attorneys have failed to identify any public records that Moore's office failed to produce in response to a request last year.
SEANC has said that the case is not politically motivated.
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