Applying Ladies Logic to Franken's Finances

This was the day that Al Franken's accounting problems were supposed to go away. A wide array of DFL politicians circled the wagons on Franken's behalf today, as the Lady Logician notes over at True North.

Because Don Betzold, Shelley Madore, Tom Tillberry (among others) have now publicly supported Franken, the matter was over, right? Well, maybe not. Because the Lady Logician has more over at her blog.

You should read the whole piece, but here's the money part:

I would speculate that this expertise is the reason why Chanzis told the Star Tribune that he was instructed to say "no comment" if asked about Franken's tax woes.

"I've been told to say, 'No comment,'" Chanzis said, without saying who
had instructed him to do so. Refusing to discuss any mistakes, he added: "I've
been told you have the information you need."

Emphasis once again mine. I've been told to say "no comment". Those words
were very deliberately chosen....that is not an off the cuff answer. This man
knows the whole truth but has been instructed not to say what it is!

My guess is that LL is right about this. As LL points out, Chanzis is a partner in his accounting firm and his specialty is handling the finances of people in the entertainment industry. It defies belief that this guy would not know the laws concerning paying income taxes in the various states where Franken did business.

While the Star Tribune and the DFL want this story to be over, it's not over. Al may be in more trouble than he knows.