Spitzer to testify in ethics probe

ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Tuesday he will testify about what he knew of the scheme involving two top aides who used state police to track the whereabouts of Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno during a campaign to smear the governor's political rival.

“I said I'm happy to, going to, look forward to it,” Spitzer said during a press conference in Syracuse. “If they call me, I'd love to, and even if they don't, I'd love to send them my statement just because this needs to be clarified and made perfectly clear.”

Bruno - and half of New Yorkers in three separate polls - said Spitzer should testify about what he knew of the plot to compile records on Bruno's use of a state helicopter and a state police driver on days he mixed state business with political fundraisers. The information gathered by state police was then released to a reporter by the Spitzer operatives.