Attorney General Cynthia Coffman Letter To CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd

Ms. Boyd,

The following is my statement regarding the Republican Party chairman's matter.

"Obviously, the whole episode is very sad. I don't relish the hardship for Steve or the party, nor was anyone involved in that meeting eager to have the conversation at all. But as someone who was being inundated with information raising some very serious questions, I had no choice but to sit down and lay out the allegations to Steve. There was no joy in this, there were no threats, nor was there any desire for the meeting to become public fodder. At the same time, just sort of sweeping it under the rug wouldn't have been responsible.

As for the question of what's next, that's a matter for Steve and the executive committee to weigh and decide. They need to get past the talk radio jousting, they need to evaluate the facts and circumstances, and then they need to make the best decision for the Republican Party."

Thank you,
Cynthia Coffman