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WY Freedom PAC returns $25K donation to Crook County GOP after Driskill files complaint

State law prohibits political party funds from being used to help nominate one candidate over another of the same party in a primary election

The political action committee affiliated with the hard-line Republican Wyoming Freedom Caucus announced late Thursday it returned thousands of dollars to the Crook County GOP after the Wyoming Senate president alleged the donation was illegal in a complaint he filed last week.

"While we are immensely grateful for the Crook County Republican Party's commitment to the liberty movement, no amount of support is worth a politically motivated prosecution for the sake of another headline meant to deride conservatives," WY Freedom PAC Chairman Kari Drost wrote in an op-ed sent to Wyoming media outlet...