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After a month of silence on the issue, Guinta on Monday disputed the news report and said the complaint is based on false information.
"I never directly or indirectly solicited the RGA," Guinta said.
The Union Leader on Monday stood by the report, published Aug. 27.
There are two new developments here:
1) Frank Guinta has broken his month-long silence with a denial.
2) The Union Leader makes a point of explicitly standing by the accuracy of their source.
A key paragraph from an NHDP release (email) on the heels of this offers more detail:
WMUR also reported that according to "several sources with direct knowledge of the events" Guinta said "the Republican Governor's Association would give $100,000 to the state party, but not as long as Kimball was there." [WMUR, 8/27/2011] Both WMUR and the Union Leader reported that Senator Kelly Ayotte, Congressman Bass, Senate President Bragdon, and Speaker Bill O'Brien all had knowledge of Guinta's solicitation to the RGA from a conference call.
So: who's not telling the truth? The Union Leader, or Frank Guinta?
My criticism of the New Hampshire Union Leader has been long and loud. But I'm not sure it's ever once been about the accuracy of facts in their non-editorial reportage.
In other news, Rep. Guinta has recently been named one of the most corrupt members of Congress.
