Virginia AG Nominee Jay Jones Under Fire for Violent Text Messages as Bellwether Election Looms
Virginia AG Nominee Jay Jones Under Fire for Violent Text Messages as Bellwether Election Looms Virginia’s Democratic nominee for Attorney General, Jay Jones, is facing intense bipartisan backlash and growing calls to withdraw from the race following the resurfacing of text messages from 2022 where he mused about shooting former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert. In the controversial texts, Jones reportedly suggested to Republican state Delegate Carrie Coyner that Gilbert should receive “both bullets every time” when grouped with two…