Looks like Arnie's attorneys are pissed Great job National Enquirer. They did afterall expose John Edwards too.
Schwarzenegger attorney slams National Enquirer story alleging Gov's security detail used to cover "inappropriate" behavior
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's team is slamming back at at National Enquirer story p...hed today which quotes a source identified as the Sacramento Hyatt Regency "head of hotel security" charging the former governor used taxpayer-funded security details to engage in inappropriate behavior.
They're not the only ones raising questions about the Enquirer "scoop" -- Sacramento Hyatt general manager Ulrich Samietz told the Chronicle that he doesn't know the source, identified as William Taylor. "We are not familiar with William Taylor, who claims to be a former head of security at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento in the National Enquirer article,'' he wrote in an email minutes ago. He doesn't say if Taylor was ever an employee of the hotel, but he adds: "As far as Governor Schwarzenegger is concerned, he was always respectful to our associates during his stays here."
UPDATE:Samietz, Sac Hyatt General Manager since 2005, confirms: "We do not have any records of William Taylor'' ever being employed by the hotel.
The Enquirer story is among the frenzy of tabloid reporting in the wake of Schwarzenegger's recent admission that he had an out-of-wedlock child with a former longtime member of his household staff.
The Enquirer story quotes "veteran law enforcement officer" William Taylor, who says he passed a polygraph test about his allegations.
Taylor told the Enquirer that on three occasions, California Highway Patrol officers in Schwarzenegger's security detail driving black Ford Crown sedans arrived at the Sacramento Hyatt and escorted young "scantily clad" women to the governor's penthouse suite.
Schwarzenegger's team released statements from his legal counsel, Hollywood powerhouse attorney Martin Singer, who calls the story "totally and completely false." Additionally, statements from two retired CHP officers who served on his security detail were also released and strongly dispute the story.
Here's the full response from attorney Singer:
"Today's story from the National Enquirer is totally and completely false. Unfortunately, the media's relentless desire for new information has some outlets running stories that are made up by paying sources that have zero credibility. My client stated from the beginning that he takes full responsibility for his actions and deserves the public and media criticism. This does not entitle some in the media to be totally irresponsible."
Here's the full statement from retired CHP Sargeant Mark Hammond:
"I can say without a shadow of a doubt as a supervisor of his protective detail that at no time did I see Governor Schwarzenegger say or do anything that could be deemed inappropriate, and I was at his side for 7 years. As a supervisor, if anything had occurred, I would have been notified, even if it was technically off the record on his private time.
And here's the statement from retired CHP officer Manny Trevino:
"I was an officer on Governor Schwarzenegger's protective detail for 7 years. During that time, I was at his side in California and abroad, and I can report that the claims in the National Enquirer regarding allegations about the Governor's detail covering for him during any illicit activity are completely untrue. In all the time I worked with him, I never witnessed the Governor acting in a less than honorable manner. I also never heard any other officer discuss any such claims. Governor Schwarzenegger always treated the officers on his detail with respect, and we had nothing but respect for him in return."
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