Elaine Rivera
Elaine Rivera joined the WNYC staff as the politics/economic development reporter in August. Prior to her arrival, Elaine had worked as a staff reporter at the Washington Post. From 1995 to 2001, she was a ...
Consultant Resigns Over Rude Call to Gov's Father
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
New York, NY –
A top Republican consultant resigns after an obscenity-laced phone call to Governor Eliot Spitzer's father was traced to his home. But Majority Leader Joe Bruno says officials should stay focused on investigating Spitzer. WNYC's Elaine Rivera reports:
REPORTER: After hiring a security firm, attorneys for real estate mogul Bernard Spitzer revealed that the call came from the Manhattan home of Roger Stone, a veteran consultant hired by Senate Republicans. But Bruno says this latest development shouldn't distract from current investigations into whether Spitzer aides used state police to spy on Bruno.
BRUNO: We're not going to be diverted from the issue - did this governor - did the people around him orchestrate using the state police in a blatant abuse of power to dispose of a political rival?
REPORTER: Stone charges that someone may have access to his home and made the call instead.
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