Weeks after Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes told a Denver Post reporter that parts of his tale of working undercover as a police officer in Kansas in 1985 may have been “incorrect” — a story that hastened the crumbling of his gubernatorial campaign — Maes has released documents related to his dismissal that he says validate his story. But do they?The documents do show that he was in contact with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation over a gambling ring run by members of his future wife’s family, but they reinforce the fact that his original claim of working “undercover” with the bureau — the claim that sparked the entire scandal — was exaggerated at best. They also show a young officer being chastised and then fired by his superiors. Not exactly stuff to frame and hang on the wall.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=120326