By Fox23.com News Staff
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to withdraw from the ongoing ClassWallet litigation, prompted by their decision to move for a dismissal.
Drummond called the lawsuit “frivolous, destined for dismissal and unsupported by any credible evidence” and blamed Governor Kevin Stitt’s administration.
“This lawsuit was baseless from the outset,” Drummond said. “ClassWallet has been incorrectly blamed for the failures of the Stitt administration, whose irresponsible appointments and lack of oversight led to questionable expenditures and processes surrounding $31 million in funds intended to help families with their educational expenses during the pandemic. Every credible review of this matter has made that clear. The only question now is why hardworking Oklahomans should have to continue funding these pointless and expensive lawsuits — tax dollars that could instead be invested in our schools and infrastructure.”
In October 2024 it was reported that a multi-county grand jury investigation found mismanagement of millions in the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, or GEER.
The Attorney General’s office said while the investigation found no criminal action, the jury reported “irresponsible, disappointing and indefensible,” handling of grant money and internal control.
“If the Governor were truly concerned about recovering misused dollars, he would hold accountable those actually responsible for the oversight, starting with his own office and his hand-picked Secretary of Education,” he stated. “Instead, he insists on spending excessive amounts of state dollars on lawsuits he has already been told he cannot win.”
