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NHGOP Demands Access to Ayotte Records

by: Dean Barker

Tue May 04, 2010 at 20:44:16 PM EDT


From the NHGOP press release yesterday that they must now wish they had never sent out:
"Additionally, Governor Lynch must finally break his silence and call for all records relating to the collapse of these failed companies to be made available for public inspection. Director Connolly's allegations raise serious concerns that political considerations are improperly influencing the investigation of this scandal. Governor Lynch needs to recognize that Granite Staters expect transparency from their elected leaders, and realize that sunlight is still the best disinfectant for government.
Well, golly gee, NHGOP, it sure would be great to have those records.  Sunlight is still the best disinfectant- I agree!

Except there are no email or calendar records from the Attorney General at the time (you know, Kelly Ayotte, your senate candidate, not that there are any "political considerations" to this, or anything), and Governor Lynch never authorized them to be scrubbed.  

Dean Barker :: NHGOP Demands Access to Ayotte Records
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maybe Ayotee knew.... (0.00 / 0)
Maybe Gen. Ayotte knew about the FRM scandal... and maybe she knew of Democrats who were destroying documents.  Ayotte might have concluded that she therefore had (as a Republican) moral carte blanche to destroy documents herself.

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At the very least (4.00 / 1)
she knew when leaving office that she was going to be a candidate for public office.  As bad as erasing your trail would be in any case, it is exponentially worse when you are erasing your record as you are embarking on a campaign.  Whether or not there is anything to hide (and there almost certainly is), it shows an enormous lack of trust and respect for the public.

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Cover-up Is a Strong Word (4.00 / 1)
Connolly knows it and that's the word he uses.

We need full disclosure, not any sly shuffling of which agency reports to which. The AG's office must not be the decider. Simple, full, real disclosure by all departments. The truth of how this happened and who knew what when must come out.

Good people got hurt and hurt badly.
Cover ups are unacceptable.

 

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