I remember reading the original story and it was bananas. Parsons kept doubling down and all of us were just sitting here going "oh this is not going to end well for him". And here we are...
its unlikely he will face any meaningful repercussions for attempting to scapegoat the press.
I agree that there isn't much that can be done considering it's unlikely the legislature will hold the Governor accountable, but it's not right to say no one was materially hurt.
The legal system is great if you can afford it, but often times you get exactly as much justice as you can afford. There's a reason that, despite the societal harm they individually account for, drug offenses get much more jail time than "white collar crimes".
That said, the State attacking private citizens(this is what court cases are, an attempted attack to inflict financial damages or jail time) for checks notes alerting the State that it isn't properly protecting its citizens, is not something that should be solely handled with a penalty of "possibly not winning reelection".
No, things should not be where a politician gets away with baselessly threatening his opponents with taxpayer funded legal action that could easily cost them time, money, and freedom.
You must be kidding. As governor, Parson is the most powerful person in the state. And he's threatening to prosecute people who turned out to be innocent (arguably were known to be innocent from the word go). When flagrant abuse of power, and evil intent occur, its impossible that "No one was materially hurt".
Never change Missouri politics. You get what you vote for.