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Attorney General Mike Hunter announced Wednesday he will be stepping down as Oklahoma’s attorney general effective June 1. Hunter released a statement, saying that, "Certain personal matters that are becoming public will become a distraction for this office." Sign up for our Newsletters Related Video Above: AG Hunter makes emergency filing with SCOTUS in wake of landmark McGirt decision See Hunter's full statement below: “It has been a distinct.
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announced Wednesday he is resigning, effective June 1. Regrettably, certain personal matters that are becoming public will become a distraction for this office. The office of attorney general is one of the most important positions in state government. I cannot allow a personal issue to overshadow the vital work the attorneys, agents and support staff do on behalf of Oklahomans, Hunter said in a statement.
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The statement came shortly after The Lost Ogle website published a divorce petition Hunter filed last week. The petition says Hunter wished to dissolve his marriage with his wife, Cheryl, because of “irreconcilable” differences.
The site alleges the filing is related to an extramarital affair between Hunter and a state government employee.
Hunter has served as attorney general since 2017, when former Gov. Mary Fallin appointed him to replace Scott Pruitt.
He played a major role in Oklahoma’s litigation against opioid distributors and represented the state in a recent U.S. Supreme Court case in which justices decided the Muscogee Creek Nation still has criminal jurisdiction over eastern Oklahoma land granted to them by treaty in the 1800s.