So the Utah attorney general’s office has asked a judge to overturn a unanimous State Records Committee order that it release its opinion on Gov. Gary Herbert’s process for a special congressional election to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
The attorney general’s office argues that a records committee member writes a column for The Salt Lake Tribune, which is the party seeking release of the opinion, and that poses at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.
The attorney general’s office, under the leadership of Sean Reyes, is arguably the least transparent, most secretive Utah government agency in recent memory.