June 27, 2009
S.C. Dems Calls For Sanford Probe
United Press InternationalCOLUMBIA, S.C. -- The head of the South Carolina Democratic Party Saturday called on state lawmakers to conduct a bipartisan investigation of Gov. Mark Sanford. Carol Fowler issued a statement saying Sanford deceived South Carolinians about his travels and his extramarital affair with an Argentine woman and the only way "to feel confident they are being told the truth is for the General Assembly to pursue every recourse under the law to get at that truth," CNN reported.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits he used bad judgment when he secretly visited his mistress during a state-funded trip to Argentina last year. But did he break the law? As calls mounted for a criminal probe of the trade mission, a spokeswoman for the state's law enforcement division said it doesn't appear Sanford did anything illegal. Spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said the information provided so far indicates Sanford met his mistress on private time during a legitimate business trip.