North State Journal Asks Question About Roy Cooper’s Fitness For Office, Reporter Received ‘Cease And Desist’ Demand
Yesterday, the North State Journal reported that in response to their reporter asking question about Cooper’s fitness for office, instead of receiving a response from Cooper spokesperson, a lawyer from the law firm of the notorious Marc Alias responded with a “cease and desist” letter.
In June 2024, Americans experienced shock seeing a deteriorating President Biden debate Trump on stage. For several months, the Biden administration shielded the President from public view and worked discredit conservatives who asked questions. Notably, then-Governor Roy Cooper supported Biden after the debate disaster, despite the mood of the American people.
In addition to the national scandal of the Biden, the sudden death of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, further highlights the relevance of a Senate candidate’s health ahead of Election Day.
With this context in mind, here is what the North State Journal reports, “asked former Gov. Roy Cooper’s Senate campaign if he was committed to fulfilling his six-year term if elected in November and if there were any health problems that might impede him. Cooper is 69 years old. North State Journal (NSJ) has previously emailed questions to the campaign eight times this year, and all but two went unanswered. The ninth time, NSJ received a cease-and-desist letter threatening legal action from the Elias Law Group. The newspaper received that reply within about five and half hours of sending our questions.”
Here is what the North State Journal reported that the letter said, “The letter, from Elias Law Group partner Ben Stafford, stated, ‘Governor Cooper intends to complete his entire term, and any suggestion that he is ‘experiencing a neurological issue,’ or that any health condition would prevent him from completing his term, is categorically false and defamatory.’”
Notably, Cooper’s Republican opponent received the same question and confirmed that if elected, he would complete the full term and did not have any health issue.
Marc Elias is an information Democrat Super Lawyer, who was previously sanctioned by the Fifth Circuit over his actions before the Court. Elias previously represented the Democrat National Convention since 2009, until the group cut ties with him in 2023.
