DOMAGATE: JOHNSON CLAIMS HE WAS "EXONERATED"

"Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson, DFL-Willmar, said he is moving on after accusations of embellishing comments from Minnesota Supreme Court Justices on the gay marriage issue. Johnson was one of the speakers at Saturday's Senate District 21 DFL fundraiser and convention at Jackpot Junction in Morton. Johnson spoke at the district convention. 'The Minnesota Senate exonerated me and (the rest) is totally out of my hands,' Johnson told the Independent about the situation." (Rae Kruger, “At Local DFL District Convention, Sen. Johnson Says It’s Time To Move On,” Marshall Independent, April 4, 2006)

Tags: Dean Johnson, DOMAgate