Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock had dinner Tuesday night with the man behind a new, conservative super PAC, Brock disclosed Wednesday.
But Brock says he and Tayt Brooks, the treasurer and consultant for Vermonters First, did not discuss the super PAC Brooks runs or Brock’s campaign, which would be illegal. While super PACs are free to raise and spend unlimited funds to support or oppose political candidates, they are barred from coordinating or sharing strategy with campaigns.
Brock disclosed the dinner to a handful of reporters following a health care press conference in Berlin (pictured), during which the topic of Brock’s relationship with the super PAC and its leaders came up.
Reached by phone immediately after Brock’s disclosure, Brooks at first claimed he hadn’t seen the gubernatorial candidate in months.
Asked when he last saw Brock, Brooks said, “I really honestly don’t know.”
Asked again, he said, “I have to think about it.”
Asked a third time, he said, “The last time I saw Randy Brock was probably a few months ago.”
Informed of Brock’s disclosure, Brooks quickly changed his story.
“I did meet with Randy last night,” he said. “I happened to catch up with Randy last night.”
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Asked when he last saw Brock, Brooks said, “I really honestly don’t know.”Asked again, he said, “I have to think about it.”Asked a third time, he said, “The last time I saw Randy Brock was probably a few months ago.”Informed of Brock’s disclosure, Brooks quickly changed his story.”I did meet with Randy last night,” he said. “I happened to catch up with Randy last night.”
It would be a lot easier to believe Brooks claim that they hadn’t talked about the campaign or his SuperPAC if he hadn’t deliberately lied 3 times while claiming he hadn’t seen Brock for months.