ABBYGATE #2: BY WALTER CURT
New depositions blow a hole in Abigail Spanberger’s “I didn’t know” defense. Her communications director, Connor Joseph, admits he and campaign manager Sam Signori edited the November 3, 2022 release; press secretary Justin Chermol says the campaign manager approved it before the Democratic Party of Virginia pushed it out; and DPV’s own motion to quash leans on Joseph’s hedge that Spanberger was “not usually” involved—except on “very important” statements. Five days before the election, accusing an Army veteran of attacking police qualifies.
This wasn’t the party freelancing; it was a Spanberger war-room product run through the DPV masthead. If she didn’t know, that’s incompetence. If she did, the denial is a dodge. Either way, Virginians deserve answers. And here’s what that workflow actually looks like. Spanberger and the Democratic Party of Virginia are still trying to wish this scandal away, but the paper trail won’t cooperate.
