Governor Sanford Scandal Investigation Continues
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Governor Sanford Scandal Investigation Continues...
We're learning more about the future of troubled SC Governor Mark Sanford. The Governor says he considered resigning as head of the state after admitting to an affair. The Governor returned to work...
We’re learning more about the future of troubled SC Governor Mark Sanford. The Governor says he considered resigning as head of the state after admitting to an affair. The Governor returned to work on Friday, where he met with his cabinet. Sanford may be trying to get back to the affairs of state…but the focus is still on his South American affair as new information about his Argentine mistress comes to light. John Hendren has more…
Published: June 29, 2009
Colunbia, SC—After a week of apologies…
Governor Mark Sanford, (R) South Carolina: “All I can tell you is I apologize…I apologize…“
And calls for investigations into his use of state money to visit his mistress, in Argentina.
Senator Jake Knotts, (R) South Carolina: “This needs a full blown investigation.“
Gov. Mark Sanford, Monday, got his first bit of good news. South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division tells ABC News, “To date, given the information we know, we do not believe that there will be an investigation launched.“
Political analysts say the absence of criminal charges could allow Sanford to remain in office.
Prof. Robert Oldenick, Government and International Studies, University of South Carolina: “The story has gone from a question of judgment to a question of illegal behavior. The question of judgment’s survivable, the question of illegal behavior is not.“
John Hendren, reporting: “As Sanford dodges a criminal probe, at least for now, new details emerged about the mysterious woman reportedly at the center of the affair that led the Governor from the Statehouse to the doghouse, and how their private e-mails made front-page headlines.
From video, Argentinean news organizations identify the woman as former television producer Mara Beln Chapur, shown here reporting in New York for Argentinean television.
According to The New York Times, the impassioned e-mails between the woman and Sanford were sent to ‘The State’ newspaper by a romantic rival, a man who once dated Ms. Chapur, in Argentina.
For many South Carolinians, the episode is an embarrassment…
Ann Earnest, South Carolina resident: “I think we should just leave him alone and let him run his life, but not yet cause for resignation.“
South Carolina State Representative Boyd Brown, of Winnsboro, has sent a letter to SC Attorney General Henry McMaster outlining his concerns ofer McMaster’s unwillingness to investigate possible worngdoing by Governor Sanford and his administration. Click here to read that letter. (Adobe Reader required)
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