The Missouri Republican Party wants to make sure Democratic State Auditor Susan Montee ensures that Attorney General Jay Nixon reimburses the state for using a state vehicle during some political work.
“Notwithstanding the Attorney General’s assertion that his car use was allowable, he is making what he would call a voluntary restitution. You are to be the taxpayer’s watchdog. It is axiomatic that no one audits themselves. Your minimum duty is to act independently to verify that the past political use of the Nixon car is fully reimbursed, and isn’t being understated by Nixon and his campaign. You should immediately investigate the methods that will determine reimbursement amounts, what usage is reimbursed, what timeframe reimbursement will cover and many other questions that cannot, and should not be left to self-auditing by a state official, and certainly not by someone who broke the law, in every literate opinion except his own,” Jared Craighead, executive director of the Missouri Republican Party, said in a letter to Montee today.
“This clear case will define your standards. If you choose to be a sightless umpire for your own party, you will be complicit in the abuse of bilking taxpayers to fund politics. Please fulfill you constitutional duty and protect the taxpayers of Missouri,” Craighead concluded in the letter.
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