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Letter: Who is paying Reyes?

(Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP) In this image from video, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes speaks from Washington, during the fourth night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

(Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP) In this image from video, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes speaks from Washington, during the fourth night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

I read with dismay that our newly reelected attorney general, Sean Reyes, is taking a leave of absence from his duties in Utah to help President Donald Trump’s team fight legal battles in several states over what Reyes calls a “compromised election process.”

Is he acting in his capacity as attorney general for the state of Utah or is he acting as a private citizen residing in the state of Utah. As a citizen who opposes these actions, I wonder if he is being paid by the state, in other words, by us? Some of this information may fall under a GRAMA request, which I plan to file.

Utahns are used to elections not being decided on Election Night. If we stopped the counting on Election Night, Ben McAdams would be our representative.

I, for one, am waiting patiently for all the votes to be counted.

Maggie Laun, Millcreek

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By Maggie Laun | The Public Forum