Alice Martin and Luther Strange appear to have both sought appointments from Robert Bentley when they should have been investigating him

Alabama has been through a lot over the last few years. A speaker of the House was convicted and a governor lost his office over an affair with a political operative/concubine provided by a shady special interest group.

It hasn’t been great and the attorney general of the state has been absent in most of these issues through recusals. Now, as we look for our next AG, one of the candidates is former District Attorney Alice Martin, who until recently was running around the state claiming she never sought an appointment from Robert Bentley and implying current Attorney General Steve Marshall was tarnished for doing so.

This argument doesn’t really make sense because Marshall recused himself, clearing the way for Gov. Robert Bentley to be taken down. Also, because this is Alabama, Martin obviously sought the appointment as well and wrote e-mails to the governor’s office:

I trust the Governor will consider my qualifications and experience to serve as the first female and 50th Attorney General for the state of Alabama should the seat be vacated,” she wrote. 

Birmingham radio host Matt Murphy called her out on this weeks ago, and produced a “Thank You” note that Martin tried to pretend she didn’t know she wrote:

Murphy: Alright so once again, I’m just trying to get some clarity, that you, when you went to go meet with the governor, you didn’t consider that to be an interview?

Martin: When I got in there, it was not an interview, it was what does the office-

Murphy: I mean did you think it was an interview?

Martin: Well, he said come over and visit, he didn’t say come over you’re being considered

Murphy: But I mean you wrote the governor after and thanked him for the interview.

Martin: I don’t know if I did or not.

Murphy: I mean I have the note…

Martin: And that’s fine if I did.

Murphy: That’s your letter to governor right?

Martin: Yes.

Why this matters: The attorney general position is important and the state has seen Luther Strange allegedly kill an investigation into Gov. Bentley in order to get an appointment. Now we are learning that Martin was involved in an investigation into the governor while seeking an appointment as well. Martin claims she played no role in the investigation, but that appears to be untrue. She wrote an e-mail to eventual Bentley foil — Montgomery County District Attorney Ellen Brooks — saying that her role was to provide “legal oversight and administrative support for this investigation since opened,” seeking her recusal after the fact, according to The Gadsden Times.

Luther Strange sought an appointment from Gov. Bentley when he should have been investigating him, and now it appears Martin did the exact same thing.

DaleJackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a conservative talk show from 7-11 AM weekdays on WVNN in Huntsville.