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Former Gov. Bob Riley Resumes Testimony in Speaker’s Ethics Trial

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Todd J. Van Emst/Opelika-Auburn News/Pool Former Alabama Gov. Bob Riley resumed his testimony in the ethics trial of the state’s House speaker. Riley returned to the witness stand Monday morning. Prosecutors began questioning Riley on Friday about emails House Speaker Mike Hubbard sent to him. Hubbard wrote that he wanted to work for Riley’s new lobbying firm. Riley says the…

Update: Former Gov. Bob Riley, Daughter Testify in Hubbard Ethics Trial

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There were some tense moments in a Lee County courtroom during Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard’s ethics trial today.  Former Gov. Bob Riley and his daughter Minda Riley Campbell took the stand with a defensive tone towards the prosecution. In an unusual twist, Campbell made a final plea to the jury that Hubbard did nothing wrong. Riley and Campbell are…