AZ State repukes in DC 1/6 refuse to turn over phone records

[SheltieLover]

https://www.rawstory.com/arizona-republicans-phone-records/

Matthew Chapman
January 26, 2021

On Tuesday, The Arizona Republic reported that two Arizona state lawmakers who were in Washington, D.C. during the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol are refusing to hand over phone records.

"The Arizona Republic asked the state House of Representatives to provide any such messages from Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, and then-Rep. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, under public records laws," reported Andrew Oxford. "But responding through a private attorney, and not the House, the duo said they would not turn over any records that are on their 'personal devices,' arguing that these are not public records."

However, as the report noted, "Arizona courts have ruled that records on a public official's private device can be considered a public record if those records relate to public business and the phone was used for a public purpose."

Mord at link. "Refuse?" Is that not obstruction?

[Cha]

1. Rt TY AZ gops are some of

the worst idiot fascists

[SheltieLover]

2. Mahalo, Cha!

Yes, they certainly are!



Aloha!

[magicarpet]

3. Naughty bad boys are the only ones who fear law and order.

Accountability is the ReThug song,... now dance to that same music.

[SheltieLover]

4. Yup!

I am a fierce privacy advocate, however, anyone could look at my phone records any day because I have nothing to hide

Just saying...

[blm]

5. Perhaps a call from the FBI is warranted.

[Dem2theMax]

7. With a nice little warrant in their hands.

[Generic Brad]

6. Sounds like some sovereign citizen thinking

Check that. I made an error in my reply title. There is no way that “sovereign citizen” and “thinking” belong in the same sentence.

[bringthePaine]

8. subpoena the phone companies

[badboy67]

9. What are they trying to hide???

[SunSeeker]

10. Way to act guilty AF Arizona Repugnants!