AG's Office Botches Cover-Up of Questionable Email

In response to a Great Lakes Beacon request for comment, the Attorney General’s office appears to be trying to create evidence to support its claim that a memo by Schuette’s director of public affairs was public, despite evidence to the contrary.

The Great Lakes Beacon was able to track in real-time when changes were made to the supposed public document and found the posting and editing of the document in question all happened within the timeframe the Beacon was seeking answers to its questions.

The Beacon sought comment from Schuette’s office regarding one of his staffers using private email to send a memo around to a list of unknown recipients. The email detailed Schuette’s latest Flint Water Crisis investigation charges and was sent during business hours.

Earlier Monday, at 11:34 a.m., the Great Lakes Beacon called Schuette’s office and left a message for comment for Rusty Hills and/or Andrea Bitely detailing the memo, what it contained and when it was sent. At 12:05 p.m., the Great Lakes Beacon requested comment via email directly from Bitely and Hills.

Read more: http://greatlakesbeacon.org/2017/06/19/ags-office-botches-cover-up-of-questionable-email/