By The Huffington Post News Editors
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) held a joint press conference with Minnesota state Sen. Sean Nienow (R-Cambridge) on Tuesday, hoping to address what they saw as issues with their state’s Medicaid system. When reporters began to ask about the ethics investigations currently targeting Bachmann’s 2012 presidential campaign, however, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that her staff recoiled, closing ranks around the congresswoman and whisking her out of the room to avoid further questioning.
Bachmann and her staff have had contentious relationships with members of the press in the past. Last month, Bachmann ran away from CNN’s Dana Bash as she sought to question the congresswoman on an unfounded attack she’d lofted at President Barack Obama.
Bachmann’s failed 2012 presidential campaign is currently facing two allegations of campaign finance violations. The first was filed by Peter Waldron, a former Bachmann staffer, while the second is an ongoing probe being carried out by the Office of Congressional Ethics.
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A former official in Michele Bachmann‘s campaign is accusing her of withholding thousands of dollars in pay to Iowa staffers who refuse to sign a non-disclosure agreement, Salon reports. Peter Waldron posted his allegations yesterday on Christian Newswire , saying Bachmann has more than $2 million left over from the campaign…