Darren Dopp’s lawyer won’t say what his client said during nine hours of testimony in front of the Commission on Public Integrity, but whatever it was, he says it left Dopp in a great mood.
“The testimony that was given yesterday was given in confidence and I don’t think I can discuss Read More
Even as Darren Dopp prepares to take a job with Patricia Lynch Associates , he's still listed on the state government's web site as the governor's communications director.
Which prompted the question, during a discussion I had with another reporter last night, of who’s going to replace him.
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So, why didn’t Darren Dopp stay on at his job with Eliot Spitzer? Dopp isn’t taking questions, but I just got the authorized version from his lawyer, Terrence Kindlon.
“Well, that’s a great question. He’s moving on after being exonerated,” Kindlon said.
Where was he exonerated?
The fact that Darren Dopp now has a job at Patricia Lynch’s lobbying firm seems to demonstrate, among other things, that he’s viewed as a valuable commodity on the ground in Albany even after being named as a key figure in the biggest scandal to affect the Read More
After hearing that Republican Majority Leader Joe Bruno’s conference subpoenaed Eliot Spitzer’s top aides, Rich Baum and Darren Dopp, State Senator Tom Duane offered the following piece of advice: go see a shrink.
In a telephone conversation just now, Duane told me, "I think Senator Bruno’s feelings were hurt. I can understand Read More
Eliot Spitzer's top aides Rich Baum and Darren Dopp were subpoenaed by the state Senate Republicans. The subpoena to Baum, Spitzer's secretary, is for documents, emails and information. The one issued to Dopp, Spitzer's director of communications, is for him to testify before a Senate Committee on October 29th.
Both men played prominent roles in Read More
Eliot Spitzer confirmed to reporters in Colonie that he answered questions from the Albany County District Attorney regarding the plan to use state police to create records of Joe Bruno’s use of official state aircraft.
I emailed Spitzer spokeswoman Christine Anderson and asked if the governor spoke under oath. She Read More
Darren Dopp spoke to the Albany County District Attorney’s office for three hours today (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and turned over some private email communications he had with a reporter, according to his lawyer, Terrence Kindlon.
The emails had “no bearing” on the Troopergate scandal, said Kindlon, and were of a Read More
The lawyer for Eliot Spitzer's aide, Darren Dopp, said his client is cooperating fully with any and all “legitimately constituted” investigations into the Troopergate scandal.
"Darren Dopp has nothing to hide. He hasn’t done anything wrong. And he is answering any and all questions that are being asked of him Read More
I checked in with Eliot Spitzer's office about the status of Darren Dopp, the suspended communications director who has returned to the state payroll while questions linger about the role he played in the Bruno travel affair.
Jeffrey Gordon, a Spitzer spokesman, told me Dopp has about ten weeks of vacation time but Read More
