Carhartt coupons, smelly mail, sports-betting anger: Recapping the Householder trial’s most explosive week yet

Trial Update 3

Feb 18, 2023

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Former First Energy Solutions lobbyist and government witness Juan Cespedes testifies as Judge Timothy Black sternly warns the jurors to wear their damn Covid masks properly. *(Courtroom drawing by Marlene Steele)*

This week in the Larry Householder trial, a range of characters took the stand, and, inch by inch, helped peel back the curtain on the scheme that birthed House Bill 6 and the largest public corruption scandal in Ohio history.

Below is a brief recap of some spicy tidbits that emerged this week, with some Battle Line commentary sprinkled in along the way.

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