'To silence those who are politically motivated and continue to raise this; prior to the minister's nomination at the May election, he formerly renounced any interest in the trust in question,' a spokeswoman for Peter Dutton said.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has renounced his interest in a family trust that sparked questions about his eligibility to sit in federal parliament.
"To silence those who are politically motivated and continue to raise this; prior to the minister's nomination at the May election, he formerly renounced any interest in the trust in question," the spokeswoman said. "Christian Porter ... didn't take sides, he looked at what needed to be done as attorney-general of our country and he saw inappropriate behaviour taking place," Mr Dutton told 2GB Radio on Thursday.
"The proposition advanced by Mr Porter that it is none of the GG's business whether the would-be PM is constitutionally eligible is nonsense. The GG is not a constitutional cypher," Mr Turnbull wrote.
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