Say, why is AG Phil Weiser getting a junket paid by corporations he's suing?

The video shows Weiser and other AGs at the Grand Wailea Resort, a place billed as a “tropical oceanfront paradise” with “luxurious accommodations” that start at a thousand dollars a night, but AGs didn’t have to pay a dime.

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Their stay was compliments of taxpayers and sponsors, including corporations like Google, Facebook, Juul, and Pfizer – all of which AGs were suing at the time. The events have been happening quietly for years.

Now, for the first time, someone with inside knowledge of the gatherings is speaking out, in an exclusive interview with CBS4.

“To me, it’s Ethics 101 that you don’t take advantage of a situation that’s being funded by organizations that you’re suing or investigating,” says Chris Toth, the former executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General, a quasi-governmental organization that provides training and resources for AGs.

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