O?ice of t?e Governor
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October I l, 2019
The Honorable Han'y Brown

North Carolina State Senate
Legislative Of?ce Building, Room 300-B
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-5925

The Honorable Dean Arp

North Carolina House of Representatives
Legislative Of?ce Building, Room 307A
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-5925

Dear Senator Brown Representative Arp:

Regarding the request by employees of Eagle Intel Services to this office authorized by
you and your letter of today, members of the Governor?s Of?ce decline to participate in closed-
door interviews for this politically motivated sham.

The request to interrogate members of the Governor?s staff and the Governor himself raises
unprecedented separation of powers questions.

But more outrageous is dredging up old inquiries into an executive act that is almost two
years old even after members of the Administration have appeared voluntarily before the
legislature multiple times and provided reams of records.

The fact that you intend to inquire about the propriety of the funds paid by Duke is
hypocritical at best given that you have already appropriated those funds. Clearly you did not
believe that a mitigation fund was inappropriate. You simply wanted to control it. Moreover, the
solar settlement to which you refer was advanced by Republican members of the General
Assembly and approved by the NC Utilities Commission.

Our office noti?ed you at the time you retained this Republican firm to go on a ?shing
expedition throughout the Administration that we would not participate in these closed-door
interrogation sessions.

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In the absence of any legitimate motive for continuing this partisan Charade, we can only
conclude that the legislative intent is to create fake controversy to distract from allegations of
corruption and unethical behavior by Republican legislative leadership.

As the legislature takes another vacation from work without giving teachers a pay raise or
providing health insurance through Medicaid expansion, it?s downright deplorable that you would
waste time in this way.

Therefore, please inform your hired Republican investigators that members of the Of?ce
of the Governor decline interviews.

However, as we have repeatedly told you, if you are intent on pursuing these hearings on

a fake controversy, the Governor?s staff will answer questions at a public hearing in order to put
this fully and ?nally to rest once and for all.

Sincerely,

Kristi Jones
Chief of Staff