UH-HUH: Hickenlooper Blames His Ethics Violations on Republicans.

Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper characterized his conviction on ethics violations as Republican “smear attacks” during a primary debate Tuesday night.

Hickenlooper was found guilty by the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission last Friday of twice accepting free luxury travel from business interests while he was governor. The five-member panel also voted unanimously to hold him in contempt for initially defying a subpoena to appear at the hearing.

One of those unanimous votes came from a Commission member appointed by Hickenlooper himself.