A Or '05. Excuse me.
Q '05, right. In any event, Ms. Taylor did send you an e-mail reporting that the result of the digging that was asked to be done was that it looked like Governor Riley probably would run for reelection?
A It is unclear whether I asked her to do that digging or not. She said, We asked Kitty to do that digging.
Q You just don't recall if that impulse came from OPA or from you?A Yes.
Document No. 4: E-mail from Sarah Taylor to Karl Rove
When Siegelman was convicted in Montgomery in June 2006, Rove tells Mincberg that he learned about it from reading clips or watching the evening news.
But Taylor's e-mail has the heading "Alabama News Alert," dated June 29, 2006. That was the date of Siegelman's conviction. Taylor is forwarding information from Jason Huntsberry, an OPA regional director who covered Alabama. Here is the exchange:
Q And the e-mail reads, quote: Just spoke with Toby and word is that Former Governor Siegelman, paren, 10 counts, closed paren, and Richard Scrushy, paren, every account, closed paren, were just convicted. Details to follow. Is that correct?
A Yes.
Q Toby, again, would be Toby in Governor Riley's office?
A I assume that is Toby Roth, yes.
Q Do you recall getting this e-mail?
A I don't. But I'm sure I did. And I'm sure I looked at it. It is 5:52 p.m. is the sent time. So I could have conceivably seen it sometime that evening, at which time I may have seen it on the evening news as well.
Q But this would suggest that regardless of whether or not you saw it on the evening news, you also got an e-mail from Sara Taylor forwarding something that came from Governor Riley's chief of staff, saying that Governor Siegelman had been convicted, correct?
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