Gov. Scott (FL) takes fight over his Gmail to California – Miami Herald

[Baitball Blogger]

After striking out in Florida court, Gov. Rick Scott has hired a California law firm to fight the subpoena ordering Google to release details about private email accounts believed to be used by the governor and his staff to conduct public business.

California attorney John A. Hartog filed a petition in Santa Clara County court on Friday attempting to quash the release of what could be potentially embarrassing details about the use of Gmail accounts held by the governor and two of his staff.

The decision to carry the fight to California came after Tallahassee Circuit Court Judge Charles A. Francis twice ordered the governor and his lawyers to stop fighting the request for basic information from Tallahassee attorney Steven R. Andrews.

Andrews is seeking documents that identify the IP address of the Gmail accounts held by the governor, first lady Ann Scott’s former assistant Sarah Hansford, and Scott’s former assistant Brad Piepenbrink.


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[gratuitous]

1. Got something to hide, Governor?

How does Florida put someone this sleazy in the big chair?

[valerief]

2. Florida invented sleaze, I think. nt

[quaker bill]

3. perhaps but that does not mean

we are unable to take it to new levels.

[valerief]

4. Ha! Fourth dimension sleaze.

[quaker bill]

5. Only 4?

I think we are capable of more.

[valerief]

6. Okay, Florida is capable of a multiverse of sleaze. nt

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Boyscout types need not apply.

If they can't bribe you, they don't trust you.

[Cha]

8. Thank you, Tallahassee Attorney, Steven R Andrews!

"However, emails and text messages turned over to Andrews after he filed the lawsuit show that top members of the governor’s staff routinely used private email accounts and personal cell phones to conduct public business, even though the governor’s office had a written policy that discouraged the use of private accounts."

Mahalo Baitball Blogger

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Mahalo Cha!

[Cha]

10. Important stuff.. glad to see this, BB..

Thank you!

[littlemissmartypants]

11. Sounds like a job for Anonymous. nt