Albany DA seeks to make Spitzer scandal documents public

ALBANY - Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares on Tuesday asked Gov. David Paterson to waive executive privilege for former Gov. Eliot Spitzer so Soares may release publicly all findings, testimony and records related to his probe of a travel scandal.

Soares wants to release all material, including e-mails, involving Spitzer during the time two of his top aides are accused of compiling records that would embarrass Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno. Soares made his request Monday to Paterson, who referred it to the attorney general on Tuesday.

Spitzer said he had only cursory knowledge of the plot and blamed the aides. He granted only a limited waiver of privilege to deny Soares' access to some records.