Projo Politics Blog

PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee plans to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. today outside JKL Engineering, the company owned by Antonio R. Freitas, the Providence businessman who worked undercover for the FBI in the City Hall corruption case that toppled former Providence Mayor Vincent A. Cianci.

Chafee’s campaign says they’re planning to discuss “breaking developments that further demonstrate Sheldon Whitehouse’s record of incompetence as U.S. Attorney and Attorney General.”

Freitas said this morning that the Chafee campaign called yesterday and asked if they could hold the press conference on the sidewalk outside JKL Engineering, at 945 Westminster St.

“My answer was, ‘It’s public property,’ … ” he said. “ `Go right ahead and do it. It’s on the sidewalk.’ I don’t care.”

However, he asked them to hold the news conference on the sidewalk in front of the neighboring building, which he also owns, at 935 Westminster St. because he has tenants in 945 who need to come and go. In the announcement issued by Chafee’s campaign, they say the event is in front of 945 Westminster St.

Freitas said he had been debating whether he should hold his own news conference – and decided during a phone call with projo.com that he will do so – right after Chafee’s. He said he will talk about Whitehouse, Chafee’s Democratic challenger.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Comments

Ben Gelman said:

Hey Linc,

Why don't you start talking about what you are going to do for Rhode Island over the next 6 years?

I may not agree with everything Whitehouse says but at least I can name a few things he intends to fight for in Washington.

The only conviction I see in Chafee is hatred towards Sheldon Whitehouse and that isn't good enough for me, Rhode Island, or the country.

Whitehouse has my vote until you stop hiding from the issues. How can Rhode Islanders vote for a guy when they have no idea what his plan is?

Link | October 25, 2006 12:50 PM
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