Well, I'm going to bed. There's just too much happening to keep up with the stories.
Good night, Governor. Have pleasant dreams thinking about that supoena.
And do the right thing at the press conference tomorrow.
Gov. John G. Rowland, beset by corruption allegations within his administration, received a federal subpoena Tuesday for all documents relating to improvements at his summer cottage, personal investments, tax returns and all gifts, The Associated Press learned.
However, Rowland was not subpoenaed to testify before the federal grand jury investigating alleged bribery and bid-rigging within his administration.
The subpoena marked the first time that any of Rowland's personal records have been sought by federal investigators, and came hours after the GOP governor told the state Legislature's top four Democrats and two leading Republicans he had no intention of resigning.
Ross Garber, Rowland's chief legal counsel, told the AP he saw the subpoena Tuesday but did not have a copy.
The U.S. attorney's office wants copies of all records of work done on the cottage in Litchfield, and all gifts Rowland has received from state employees, anyone doing business with the state or seeking to do business with the state. Rowland voluntarily turned over information about the cottage last month after he admitted lying about who performed work on the summer house.
The governor originally said he paid for all the work himself, but later admitted that a state construction contractor, as well as friends and employees including some being scrutinized as part of the federal investigation paid for some of the work in the form of gifts.
The governor was unavailable to comment Tuesday night. Staff said he was working on a speech to be televised Wednesday.
Garber said the subpoena was not a surprise.
"The governor has been providing documents to investigators and it was anticipated that a formal subpoena would be part of the process," he said.
Federal authorities have already subpoenaed records from some contractors who worked on the cottage. Some said they were promised they would get state work, possibly at the governor's official residence, if they gave Rowland a bargain price for renovations.
Rowland has denied making any such promises and says he did not know of anyone else making such promises.
Last week, federal investigators subpoenaed the state Department of Public Works for all documents relating to any construction and renovations at the official governor's residence.
Garber said the latest subpoena seeks Rowland's personal tax returns since 1996, and any records relating to his income and loans, as well as investments and business associations the past several years.
Earlier in the day, House Speaker Moira Lyons said the governor's 90-minute meeting with leading lawmakers was "serious and candid." She and House Majority leader Jim Amann plan to meet with fellow House Democrats on Thursday before deciding whether to pursue Rowland's impeachment.
"We will get a consensus from the caucus and as their leader along with the speaker, we'll make a decision of whether it goes to impeachment, or whether we sit back and wait for indictments," Amann said.
House Minority Leader Robert Ward, a Republican, said he does not yet see Rowland's offenses rising to the level of impeachment.
"In our form of government, we leave the person in power unless there is an extreme set of circumstances," he said.
Also Tuesday, The Hartford Courant and The New York Times reported that Rowland, a former congressman, sold his Washington, D.C., condominium in 1997 to a friend's business partner for $40,000 to $50,000 more than the sale prices of similar units in the same building.
The buyer, Woodbury antiques dealer Wayne Pratt, bought the condo for $68,500, about 19 percent more than Rowland paid in 1989. Pratt sold the condo about two years after buying it, taking what public records indicate was a $31,000 loss.
Garber said Monday that the governor would have no comment on the condo deal,