PODCAST – Speaker Mattiello says he was unaware of mailer, campaign finance violations

(PROVIDENCE-) Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello told WPRO’s Gene Valicenti Tuesday morning that he wasn’t aware in advance of the controversial mailer that was sent out prior to the 2016 election, and that he felt it hurt his campaign rather than helped it. The mailer was the impetuous for the indictment of former Mattiello campaign political operative Jeff Britt on charges of money laundering last week.

Mattiello told Valicenti that he was not called before the grand jury, nor had he spoken to the grand jury.

Mattiello said that he was aware of Britt’s reputation as a tough political campaigner, and that he had employed him because he’d rather have Britt on his team than working against him. Britt has also worked with former Republican Governor Don Carcieri and current Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo.

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