Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by Newsweek About Security Lapses at Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion

A social media post by Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was cited by Newsweek regarding security at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion after authorities said a man was able to scale an iron fence, elude police, and break into the residence to start a fire before fleeing the same way he came in. Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were awakened by state troopers pounding on their doors around 2 a.m. on Sunday. They evacuated the building and firefighters put out the fire. No one was injured, but the fire caused significant damage. Prof. Painter wrote on X, “What kind of security is this that an arsonist could get that close to the Governor’s mansion undetected? Lax indeed.”