UPDATE: House special committee investigating governor releases two new documents

UPDATE 8:30 a.m.: The House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight released two documents after its meeting ended Tuesday morning.

The meeting lasted less than ten minutes, but during the brief amount of time, two documents were discussed related to Gov. Eric Greitens campaign funding.

The documents were separate email strings: one between Michael Hafner, a paid advisor to Greitens, and Danny Laub, former campaign manager for Greitens; and the other between William Scharf, policy director for the governor’s office, and Hafner.

Hafner email to Laub said Hafner spoke with “Ethics” about the formation of a committee for a potential future candidate.

Hafner wrote “the way I see it, the two options you have are forming either a Candidate Committee or an Exploratory Committee. Forming a continuing committee (PAC) would make it difficult for you to personally raise funds for it while you are meeting with donors/activists/promoting yourself and candidacy/etc., plus would raise Ethics questions among your potential opponents (knowing Shweich and Hanaway).”

The email string from Scharf to Hafner started with an attached document titled “Greitens Hides Donors.”

The document listed two attorneys who filed articles of incorporation for new limited liability companies, White Impala LLC and ELX83 LLC.

The document said Greitens ‘ gubernatorial campaign disclosed $30,000 from EXL83 LLC and $10,000 from White Impala LLC.

The document continued to say internet searches revealed no information about either corporations, except for the filings to the Secretary of State and the Missouri Ethics Commission reports of contributions.

Hafner’s response to the document was asking Scharf if he was going to do anything with it. Scharf replied that he sent it to a couple of people and that someone should file an MEC complaint.

The committee decided to either ask or subpoena Scharf for a future committee meeting.

ORIGINAL: The House Special Investigative Committee looking into allegations against Gov. Eric Greitens will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Capitol.

Rep. Jay Barnes, the committee chair, said on Monday that they received some documents that the committee subpoenaed from the governor and his legal team.

Barnes said, however, that they did not receive all of the documents they subpoenaed, despite Catherine Hannaway, one of Greitens’ attorneys, saying she would hand over any documents the committee requested.

Barnes said the committee and the Speaker of the House issued subpoenas to Greitens for Missouri, A New Missouri and Austin Chambers, Greitens’ campaign manager.

The meeting Tuesday morning is scheduled to be open to the public, unlike many of the previous committee meetings.