Judge: Tennessee lawmaker can’t withdraw guilty plea on campaign finance charges

FILE - Former Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey, left, arrives at federal court, Nov. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. A federal judge on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, declined to let the former Tennessee state senator withdraw his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

FILE - Former Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey, left, arrives at federal court, Nov. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. A federal judge on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, declined to let the former Tennessee state senator withdraw his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Humphrey]

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