Emails Show How Kitzhaber and Hayes Sought to Block Release of Her Emails

Lawyer on Hayes' emails: "Not 'smoking guns' but they are clearly not helpful."

Cylvia Hayes and former Gov. John Kitzhaber
By NIGEL JAQUISS

Former Gov. John Kitzhaber is seeking to block federal criminal investigators from getting access to personal emails he stored on state computers. The Oregonian broke that news last week, noting Kitzhaber has succeeded in delaying by nearly a week the state's response to a federal criminal subpoena deadline of March 10.

Cylvia Hayes
block release
Ellen Rosenblum
The Oregonian
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sought to delete from state servers
reported
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complaints
Oregon Government Ethics Commission
Steve Janik,
Ball Janik
Jim McDermott
WW first reported in December
Liani Reeves
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reported
The Oregonian
Oregon Department of Justice
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Richard Meeker
The Oregonian

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