Hot on the heels of Rehberg’s lawsuit against firefighters, thepoaching trial of Rehberg State Director Randy Vogel is on the court docket in Virginia City, MT, August 11-12. The trial follows a House ethics committee inquiry into the matter in April.
Rehberg’s website does not list anyone in the position of state director, nor has his office has made announcement of a replacement. Though Vogel’s attorney claim that he insisted Vogel take the leave “to focus on the trial,” according to Vogel’s Linkedin account he is currently selling insurance.
I do believe this incident, in a cumulative effect, will drag Rehberg down in a significant way, coming as it does not just on on the heels of the firefighter lawsuit scandal but also in the context of the Flathead boat wreck incident. It’s a big enough story so that it will continue to roll out and embarass the Congressman, and Vogel, as we now see, is going to try to protect his own ass, not Rehberg’s.