OLYMPIA, Wash. — Initiative promoter Tim Eyman is on trial this week in Thurston County.
The civil trial that began Monday, stemming from a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Bob Ferguson in 2017, accuses Eyman of secretly moving campaign money between two initiatives and receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from the signature-gathering firm with which he’s teamed up for nearly two decades.
Eyman is being represented by retired Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders, who said every relevant transaction was properly documented by him.
The Everett Herald reports Eyman could testify twice, as he is on the witness list for both sides.
The trial is expected to run at least through Thursday.