Gov Sanford link to staff still a mystery.

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ORANGEBURG -- Gov. Mark Sanford continued Monday to refuse to answer how his staff could have reached him during his summertime visit with his Argentine mistress, a question that several lawmakers think is key to his political future.



Mark Sanford
While the two-term Republican has detailed his relationship and yearlong affair with the woman he called his "soul mate," he never has explained how he was to be reached during his rendezvous with Maria Belen Chapur in June.

He's insisted he was reachable via a "back channel" by an adviser who was not his spokesman or chief of staff, but Sanford has not offered other details.

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State Rep. Greg Delleney, who plans to introduce an impeachment resolution in the upcoming legislative session in January, said he doubts Sanford could or did stay in touch with his staff and has said the trip constituted "dereliction of duty."

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SLED (the State Law Enforcement Division) and his staff couldn't find him for five days. The back channel wasn't working if he had one," Delleney said Monday.

Records of phone calls made on the governor's state-issued phone and e-mails during his absence, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, did not indicate Sanford was in touch with his office. His chief of staff repeatedly called him with no response.

SLED (the State Law Enforcement Division) and his staff couldn't find him for five days. The back channel wasn't working if he had one," Delleney said Monday.

Records of phone calls made on the governor's state-issued phone and e-mails during his absence, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, did not indicate Sanford was in touch with his office. His chief of staff repeatedly called him with no response.

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