WATCH: AG Brown defends office emails on strategy for ‘referendum-proof’ income tax

(The Center Square) – Attorney General Nick Brown defended his staff’s discussions with lawmakers over the millionaire’s tax that The Center Square reported last week, saying it was appropriate to give legal advice and disagreeing with critics of the emails interactions.

Brown’s office released statements about the emails after The Center Square broke the story April 20.

But Monday was the first time he publicly commented on the controversy that sprung up after the office released nearly 1,000 emails that showed the solicitor general suggesting to lawmakers a clause that would prevent a referendum to reverse the tax.

The Center Square pressed Brown on the documents detailing income tax email discussions on SB 6346.

“Is it appropriate for your office to be giving lawmakers advice on how to break the state Constitution?” The Cente...