The state’s Republican Party want to know: Did Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson break ethics rules by sharing politically pointed posts on his official social media accounts?

McClatchy reached out to the state’s Executive Ethics Board to find out. But first, some context.

Earlier this month, Ferguson’s official X and Facebook accounts published a screenshot from a Seattle Times article, along with the caption: “The Washington Republican Party supports the president ordering the National Guard into our state — what a shock.”

The article in question asserted that some top Washington Republicans had suggested they would back National Guard troops being sent to Seattle, as President Donald Trump has done in other Democrat-run cities. The story noted that the Washington State Republican Party, o

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