Actually they were after ratings. And their report was in keeping with the quality of the rest of their reporting; a lot of noise and very little substance.
For a professional DA not to be sitting IN his office does not indicate he's NOT working.
Phill does spend a lot of time travelling and giving speeches before pro-life organizations and laying the groundwork for his post-politics career on the speaking circuit. There is nothing illegal in that. I doubt Morrison was around the office all that much when he was running for AG. In fact, Phill could not show up at all and he wouldn't be breaking any laws.
Obviously, Morrison sitting IN his office and being on the phone w/Carter for 3 hours, is NOT working.
I don't know, I imagine it isn't easy to come up with three hours a day of sweet nothings to whisper into your bimbo's ear.
This is definitely going to be “messy” and a lot of people are going to look really bad if all comes to light.