Robertson Torches Mitchell Over Uzbekistan Ties

0:00It's April 28th, you're listening to Birmingham News Today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. Catherine Robertson, running for Alabama Attorney General, just unleashed the TV ad torching her top rival, former Supreme Court Justice J. Mitchell. She blasts him for registering as a foreign agent for Uzbekistan in 2007, even lobbying Hillary Clinton's Senate office, all while he. Now vows to crush Islamic extremism in the state. The ad landed the day after Mitchell wrote out his Protect Alabama plan, framing radical Islam as a rising danger if he takes the AG spot. Robertson's camp calls Mitchell an ambitious corporate chill, faking MAGA cred, pointing out Uzbekistan's long rap sheet from the US state. Department designated a religious freedom violator with torture and beatings of extremism suspects. They note he's the only Alabama candidate ever to rep a Muslim country like that. The spot also nails Mitchell for anti-DEI talk, while his old law firm pushed those training programs on staff.

1:02With the May 19th Republican primary closing in, Robertson and Mitchell faced Blount County DA Pamela Casey too, and these attacks are just. Repping up the heat...