Protecting sensitive documents. Developing…

The blogs are afire…. Rumors are swirling that Dann was escorted out of the building. And now it looks like Dann is out to lunch. Literally. What is going on over there? We’ll keep you updated.

A press conference by Attorney General Marc Dann will not be held and the 17th floor of the Rhodes Tower where his office is located is apparently on lock-down to protect sensitive documents that may be subject to investigation.

The State Highway Patrol is in the attorney general’s offices, checking employee badges and monitoring to see if documents are being removed from the floor, sources told The Dispatch. Troopers were even searching the purses of employees leaving the offices.

Whether the patrol was working at with Inspector General Thomas P. Charles, who promised to launch an investigation today, could not immediately be confirmed.

Dann’s spokesman, Jason Stanford, said this morning Dann would have a press conference at noon. “ Attendance is mandatory,” Stanford said. As noon came and went, Stanford could not be reached for further comment.

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UPDATE: The Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle is reporting potential Democrat replacements could be: L.G. Lee Fisher, State Treasurer Richard Cordray, and higher ed chancellor Eric Fingerhut.

The Free Times has a fun piece on Dann’s sultan of spin – looks like they dug a little deeper on Mr. Dann’s crisis manager only to find that…you should just read it. After you read the piece, you’ll probably conclude that Marc Dann’s “spingali” (it’s a made up word, relax) is just like the other, now former, members of his inner circle.
At this rate this is all going, Marc Dann is going to be the captain of the dream team.