Jon Bramnick
Role at the time: Republican state senator (R-21), in a post on X
Statement summary
Republican state Sen. Jon Bramnick wrote on X on September 8, 2026, before the specific allegations were made public, that a report of an investigation without specific allegations had prompted calls for Caldwell's resignation, and that some "don't even wait for the specific allegations before they convict the accused." He added that "Justice is now second to partisanship."
“A report without any specific allegations or facts state the Lieutenant Governor is under investigation. There are calls for his resignation. In today’s world some don’t even wait for the specific allegations before they convict the accused. Justice is now second to partisanship”
Why we used this label
Relative to whether Caldwell should resign, Bramnick neither defends Caldwell's conduct nor addresses any findings, which did not yet exist. He disputes the framing of the resignation calls as premature and partisan, which is a challenge to how the situation is characterized rather than a defense of the conduct or a call for resignation.