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Pritzker calls 2012 email alleging rape cover-up 'horrific'

by AP Political Writer
| January 9, 2020 11:05 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday denounced as “horrific” a newly disclosed email a powerful lobbyist sent seven years ago to top aides in the previous governor's office that cryptically suggests knowledge of cover-ups involving a rape and shady hiring practices.

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