Despite a presidential pardon following her conviction of federal fraud charges, the former GOP lawmaker trails two opponents for the rural Nevada seat.

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A federal wire charge conviction was wiped away by Trump's pen. Could a clear primary win against three opponents help end her troubles with judicial overseers?

In a three-count complaint, commissioners say trust in the suspended justice's ability is missing and she should have returned donated funds she solicited.

The unanimous ruling Friday means Fiore will stay suspended with pay as the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline investigates additional complaints against her.

The hearing largely centerd on whether the state's judicial commission had authority to impose the suspension. It also covered whether the high court can intervene in the case, even though the commission's suspension is pending further investigation.

Nevadans deserve a fair and impartial judicial branch, one that reflects Alexander Hamilton's dictum that it should possess judgment, not will. The way to get closer to this goal is to stop electing justices and instead carefully select them according to merit.

The right to bear arms, of course, is not the first right to be violated by the Trump administration in Minnesota, nor will it likely be the last.

Her loyalty to Trump has not only won her a pardon, but it's also won her lasting appeal among a loud and active base within a raucous wing of the state GOP.

Fiore's controversies have been buried deep by the latest slate of criminals to receive pardons or sentence commutations from Trump. It's another in a continuing series of efforts to tar the rule of law, sow distrust for the justice system and diminish the importance of political corruption prosecution.

The sort of personal profit she apparently sought to grow while "serving" the public represents a lamentably common mindset among our political class — even if most politicians have the common decency to avoid actual criminal activity. 

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline ruled hat additional complaints had been levied against Fiore, which the group will address at a later date to determine if the suspension will be lifted.

Conine, a Democrat, is the first major candidate to enter the race.

The Fiore pardon should not be glossed over because it is so redolent of how easy it is to become inured when we simply cannot be insensate.

Fiore was set to be sentenced next month on her conviction of six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Each count would have carried a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment.

She had argued that the evidence against her was insufficient and that she was denied the right to a fair trial, but U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Dorsey ruled on Friday that these arguments were unconvincing.

An intrepid columnist shares a satirical imagining of Michele Fiore's inauguration as Nevada's 32nd governor.

As a public figure, Fiore didn't just embarrass herself on occasion. She lived with her hand in controversy's cookie jar. None of it seemed to matter to her true believers.

A Las Vegas jury convicted Michele Fiore, 54, of six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment.