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deminks

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Sat Jun 17, 2017, 04:08 PM Jun 2017

Indiana forking over $100,000 to search Pences private AOL account to find state business emails

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/indiana-forking-over-100000-to-search-through-pences-private-aol-account-to-find-state-business-emails/

The personal AOL email account that Vice President Mike Pence used to conduct official state business as governor is costing the State of Indiana $100,000 to clear a backlog of public records requests.

The Associated Press obtained ‘documents’ from Indiana that show Pence’s handpicked successor, Governor Eric Holcomb, contracted with Shelbyville law firm McNeely Stephenson to handle fifty pending public requests.

“One factor that has exacerbated the delay is a lack of digital access to Pence’s emails,” AP reported. “Thirteen boxes containing paper copies of the emails were turned over to the governor’s office earlier this year, but a review is ongoing and there may be more records that have yet to be turned over.”

Last spring, Pence’s AOL account was compromised by a “phishing” scheme.

“Pence’s contacts were sent an email falsely claiming that the governor and his wife were stranded in the Philippines and needed money,” the AP recalled. “The hacking of Pence’s private emails led some to raise questions of hypocrisy after he frequently attacked Clinton on the campaign trail, arguing that she could have jeopardized national security if her emails got into the wrong hands.”

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Indiana forking over $100,000 to search Pences private AOL account to find state business emails (Original Post) deminks Jun 2017 OP
So Pence never inherited $500,000,000 and needed VERY URGENT FUND TRANSFER and URGENT ASSISTANCE? dalton99a Jun 2017 #1
Send the MF the bill. n/t murielm99 Jun 2017 #2
Along with his letter of resignation which is now a mandatory requirement. _BravoMan_ Jun 2017 #3
 

_BravoMan_

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3. Along with his letter of resignation which is now a mandatory requirement.
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 04:24 PM
Jun 2017

Every single Republican must resign.

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