The South Carolina Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments regarding who should be able to view the preliminary investigative report by the state Ethics Commission into Gov. Mark Sanford’s business trips.
Sanford does not want the preliminary report given to the South Carolina House, which is the body that would begin impeachment proceedings.
Members of the Ethics Commission argue that the court should reject Sanford’s move to block release of the preliminary report because it has not yet been finished.
One point in the case is the fact that Governor Sanford waived his right to confidentiality at the beginning of the investigation by the Commission. But Ethics Commission Chairman Herb Hayden told the South Carolina Radio Network after Monday’s hearing that the the waiver only applies to specific things. [click to continue…]
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