Capitolwire: DeWeese calls former staffer’s testimony ‘absolutely false’

HARRISBURG (Oct. 8 ) – House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese, D-Greene, shot back at his former chief of staff, Michael Manzo, late Wednesday afternoon, calling Manzo’s remarks “absolutely false” just hours after Manzo testified in court that DeWeese knew Democratic legislative staff received illegal taxpayer-funded bonuses for conducting campaign work.

“He [Manzo] has lied to his wife, he’s lied to his girlfriend, he’s lied to investigators, he’s lied to me,” DeWeese said. “His motives are suspect and his opinions are just not credible.”

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