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Joint FRM Committee: Call Ayotte to Testify

by: Dean Barker

Tue May 25, 2010 at 21:20:27 PM EDT


Remember this?
"I'm interested in what Kelly Ayotte did, what she knew, when she knew it, what did she do about it?" (Republican Executive Councilor Ray) Burton said.
However honorable or well-intentioned, a body investigating itself, such as the recent AG report on the FRM ponzi scheme scandal, is inherently a conflict of interest.

Luckily for us, our hardworking state legislature has established a bi-cameral, bi-partisan joint legislative committee on FRM.

So my question is a simple one.  

Since we have a legislative body that would not run into conflict of interest issues, and we have a number of questions remaining about Kelly Ayotte, the FRM scandal, and her "legally deleted" email adventure, why hasn't she been called in front of the legislature to testify?

Of course, if she really had nothing to hide, you would think she'd be happy to do so voluntarily, given that she has a race to run and does not need this story lingering around.

I've put the names of the committee members below the fold.  And here is a handy link that shows you how to contact a legislator.

Dean Barker :: Joint FRM Committee: Call Ayotte to Testify
Senate:
Margaret Hassan (d): Chair
Betsi DeVries (d)
Deborah Reynolds (d)
Jacalyn Cilley (d)
Peter Bragdon (r)
Sheila Roberge (r)

House:
Edward Butler (d): V Chair
Donna Schlachman (d)
James Headd (r)
Stephen DeStefano (d)
Angeline Kopka (d)
David Meader (d)
Paul McEachern (d)
Jill Hammond (d)
Susi Nord (d)
Joel Winters (d)
Sandra Keans (d)
Kenneth Gidge (d)
John Hunt (r)
Matt Quandt (r)
Ronald Belanger (r)
Donald Flanders (r)
Rip Holden (r)
Patricia Dowling (r)
Chris Nevins (r)
David Palfrey (r)

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Not that there's a THERE there, but it seems (0.00 / 0)
worth remembering that in the event there was mis-behavior or dereliction of duty involved -- i.e. a punishable offense -- testimony from the principal would preclude its use in a judicial proceeding.  Even when it's not coerced, the testimony of a culprit is not to be credited.  
What happened with Oliver North should be remembered.

It would probably be more effective to merely enter into the record that the Attorney General's service was found to have been unsatisfactory and should not be rewarded with a promotion to higher public office.



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