LEWISTON, Maine — An anonymous website created by the Maine Republican Party’s executive director obtained emails from a Democratic mayoral candidate and used them against him just days before a tight runoff election. Heather Berube Everly called on councilors in Lewiston, Maine’s second-largest city, to oust her former lover as mayor Tuesday night. The Maine Republican Party’s executive director published leaked emails through an anonymous website with a goal of hurting Chin’s campaign. The state ethics commission already decided against investigating whether the anonymous website that was created by GOP Executive Director Jason Savage violated campaign financial disclosure laws. Jonathan Wayne, executive director of the ethics commission, said Wednesday that he didn’t see anything in Everly’s accusations to warrant reopening the investigation.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2019 22:07 UTC