Did McConnell Use Senate Employees for Oppo Research on Ashley Judd?

A secret recording of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and aides discussing in February how they might attack actor/activist Ashley Judd, then a potential 2014 challenger to McConnell, attracted widespread attention after Mother Jones published it Tuesday morning. Much of the news coverage focused on the McConnell team's comments about Judd's religious views and her mental health history. But the tape might raise ethics questions for McConnell and his staff. Senate ethics rules prohibit Senate emplo...