Lawsuit targets Rauner

Posted on October 23, 2017

By RFD Radio

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner is being sued by a former business partner and his legal team is doing all it can to keep the details of the lawsuit under wraps.

Rauner said he knows little about the legal proceedings and isn’t behind trying to keep the details private.

“To be clear, all my assets all my investments all in a trust I don’t control. I did that when I became governor,” Rauner said. “I can’t comment on any business disputes. That gets settled in its own process.”

Rauner’s lawyers are also seeking to dismiss the case. The former business partner Harreld “Kip” Kirkpatrick says the crux of the lawsuit predates Rauner taking office as governor.

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