Gov. Janet Mills’ first public appearance after launching her bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday wasn’t a campaign stop, but it underscored her argument as to why she’s best fit to beat long-time Republican Sen. Susan Collins: she knows the rule of law and has a record of defending it.
Mills gave the opening remarks for a forum titled, “Standing up for the Rule of Law: How do we save it?” to a University of Southern Maine auditorium, filled with people, many lawyers, similarly concerned about the rule of law amid growing challenges to democratic institutions.
The governor condemned the Trump administration for punishing law firms for pursuing cases the president dislikes, an issue that led to the founding of the nonprofit that hosted the event, Maine Lawyers for the Rule of Law.
Mills also highlighted how she’s personally fought back, reiterating her now famous “see you in court” rallying cry after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding to Maine over the state’s transgender athlete policy, which was also a prominent part of her campaign launch video.
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