Missouri governor's lawyers reluctant to release deposition
Source: Associated Press
David A. Lieb and Jim Salter, Associated Press
Updated 3:47 pm, Friday, April 27, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens have asserted that a lengthy deposition of a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair would bolster his defense that their relationship was consensual not criminal.
Yet Greitens' attorneys apparently have been reluctant to allow a copy of the deposition to be turned over to a House investigatory committee weighing whether to try to impeach and remove Greitens from office.
Records obtained by The Associated Press show the House issued a subpoena for the woman's deposition April 18.
In a previously unpublicized court filing dated Tuesday, attorneys representing the House said lawyers for the woman and St. Louis prosecutor's office have agreed to comply with the subpoena but Greitens' attorneys wanted more time to think about it.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/100-000-to-attorney-in-Greitens-case-involved-12869214.php
