He didn’t just meddle behind the scenes, either. He sent out fake versions of the paper to press outlets, doubling down on his KKK praise.
Sutton, she said, sent out an altered version of the February 28 issue to various media outlets that included a prominent story defending his Klan editorial and attacking the Montgomery Advertiser reporter who interviewed him. Dexter said she had to put out a press release calling the issue a falsification created without her authorization.