Rep. Jay Barnes gives update on special committee investigating Greitens

UPDATE 4:35 pm: During the press conference, Rep. Barnes said that the committee has spoken to a number of witnesses, but said they are expected to talk with more.

Barnes said a court reporter has been at all five committee hearings over the past two weeks. He said those transcriptions would be released once the committee has completed its investigation, which he said is on schedule to be done in the 40-day time period.

“We are on track, I believe, to release a report of some sort,” he said. “And again, let me put the asterisk on that statement. The committee may determine that we need to do more fact finding before we release a report.”

Barnes said the committee has requested information from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office, which filed the felony invasion of privacy charge against Gov. Greitens.

“There’s an order in that case not to release the information to third parties and we may choose to go down that path in the future to get that information, but we have not gone down that path to this point,” he said.

Barnes said the committee will meet again Friday Mar. 23 at 12:30 p.m.

ORIGINAL STORY: Rep. Jay Barnes is expected to give an update on the special committee investigating Gov. Eric Greitens on Wednesday afternoon.

ABC 17 previously reported that a resolution was passed to allow the investigation into the governor’s indictment for felony invasion of privacy.

Since the resolution was passed, the committee has met behind closed doors.

ABC 17 will be livestreaming the event starting at 4:30 p.m.

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