I'm about to ask an incredibly stupid question, but please tell me whether there is a law, or there isn't a law, that says it's illegal for auditors to shred the evidence. I haven't heard anything on radio, TV, or seen anything in the printed press about such a law. I suspect the reporters don't know the answer either. And this is what the voters will want to know.
I can't site the law but there is a law that once records have been subpeoned (sp?), they cannot be destroyed. The laws are pretty vague about what records auditors are supposed to keep. They really only have to keep what is deemed "necessary." According to another thread, the auditors were directed, by an attorney for Arthur Anderson, to shred documents related to Enron. Not sure if this was done prior or after the issuance of the court order.
It's also on Drudge. It's a TIME magazine piece that is pretty good on the business part but the political spin is still all Bush, Bush, Bush. They come close to exonerating him and the administration but not without first throwing in lots of inuendo. The are now blaming Bush for not handling it properly thereby creating intrique. The press is so lame. I hate them. Guess they forgot the rule about getting the facts first and then you write the story.