Prairie State Wire

Republican National Committeeman for Illinois Richard Porter came out vociferously in support of GOP attorney general candidate Tom DeVore.

Porter made the comments as he introduced DeVore for a speaking opportunity.

“That is what Tom has in heart. Because, you know, everybody else is hiding out and bowing down to the tyrant, who stood up?” Porter said. “Who stood up for the people of Illinois? Two people, Darren Bailey and Tom DeVore. It takes courage. And I'm so proud of those who are there and represent us, the people. He'll be a lawyer for all the people, not just for the powerful. When you think about who is running against them. He's really the guy that is basically in prison. He's a lap dog. We've got a bulldog right over there in that man.”

Porter said the best thing to do for the state is put gubernatorial candidate Bailey and DeVore together.

“Or I'll tell you what, we're going to return to constitutional government. We're going to have a governor that's going to work within his lane and we're going to have an attorney general that's going to (go) after crime. We're going to do what it takes. He's going to hold people to account. If a prosecutor does not prosecute, this man will find a way to prosecute her. OK. So we can do that. It's time for them to work for us again. So without further ado, let's meet the man who has got the party's platform on his arms, Tom DeVore," he said.

At the moment, DeVore is focused on the growing Jenny Thornley affair, in which the Pritzker administration is accused of helping to ensure that a campaign worker received payment on a false workers' compensation claim she filed regarding a debunked sexual assault claim she made against her boss after he allegedly caught her forging his signature to steal funds.

DeVore has been tenaciously following the scandal that has called into question Thornley's direct relationship with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife M.K., as well as the governor's office's direct intervention to a phony workers compensation claim – resulting from her false accusation of her boss of sexual harassment.

Thornley texted M.K. requesting that she forward the message to Pritzker.

“I need JB to know what’s going on and hope they are keeping him aware,” Thornley said in a text, according to The Center Square.

He is now accusing Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul for fabricating the justification the attorney general's office gave for not pressing charges against Thornley, Prairie State Wire reported.

Raoul referred to the situation as a "nothing burger" when questioned about it at a press conference, according to The Center Square.

Both Democrats Pritzker and Raoul are under pressure from DeVore to take action. 

This fall, a trial for Thornley is slated to take place in Sangamon County. He is charged with forgery, theft and misconduct in office.

Raoul asked the court to dismiss the case the merit board had filed in an effort to expose the scheme. The case was dismissed when the judge made his decision.

DeVore asked, “Why did they pay her the money after we had already proven that she was not sexually assaulted?” The Center Square reported.

DeVore served as the class action lawsuit's legal representative and helped end the requirement for masking in schools. Only a few states at the time, including Illinois, participated in the practice.

He contends that any continuing masking requirements for schools and other institutions are unconstitutional, North Cook News reported.

DeVore asserted that Raoul ought to be the one defending children's rights by getting the school to halt the practice for good.

The Republican National Lawyers Association of Illinois questioned Raoul's decision to forego opening an inquiry into Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House who had been charged by federal agents, according to Chicago City Wire.