(CNN) Kentucky's Attorney General says he's asking the FBI to investigate pardons that former Gov. Matt Bevin issued in his last days in office -- pardons that drew criticism partly over accusations that some were political. Attorney General Daniel Cameron wrote of his intention to contact the FBI in a Monday letter to two Kentucky Democratic legislators who'd called for a probe, state Rep. Chris Harris and state Sen. Morgan McGarvey. At issue are scores of pardons and 419 commutations of sentences that Bevin, a Republican, filed as he left office last month following his failed re-election bid in November. After this discussion, I decided to send a formal request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate this matter."

Source: CNN January 03, 2020 15:33 UTC