Documents show the Navy was reluctant to reinstate former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens until Vice President Mike Pence’s office appeared to intervene.
But in February 2018, he was indicted on an invasion-of-privacy charge in St. Louis for allegedly taking a compromising photo of a woman with whom he was having an affair.
Soon after, a Missouri House committee began investigating campaign finance issues, and Greitens faced a second felony charge in St. Louis accusing him of providing his political fundraiser with the donor list from a veterans charity he founded.and the fundraising charge was dropped. The former lieutenant governor, Mike Parson, became governor and is running for a full term this year.The latest news, analysis and insights from our bureau chiefs in Sacramento and D.C.
After that, Greitens re-emerged after nearly two years out of the public eye, handing out masks to first responders in St. Louis and Kansas City during the coronavirus outbreak. It has fueled speculation that he will seek office again. In a recent interview with a Cape Girardeau television station, Greitens criticized Parson and said he is “certainly open to potentially serving again in office here in Missouri.”
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