Mitt Romney’s Archival Olympic Records Remain Off-Limits, Some Documents ‘Likely Destroyed’

ABC News has learned that some of the archival records from Mitt Romney‘s time overseeing the Salt Lake City winter Olympics “were likely destroyed” by Olympic officials.

Archival records of the games were given to the University of Utah in an effort, ABC says, to “provide an unprecedented level of transparency,” but archivists have learned that certain correspondence, calendars and financial records relating to the games were likely not included before being given to the University’s Marriott Library.

The missing or removed documents have been an issue for the University as journalists have been contacting. You’ll recall that, recently, the Obama campaign has claimed inconsistencies in Romney’s given timeline at Bain Capital, which he said he left in order to oversee the Salt Lake City games. Officials at the school maintain that their decisions and actions have nothing to do with politics or the election.

In February 3, 2000, Romney focused on providing transparency where the records are concerned, saying that “All of the documents inside our organization are available to the public. Simply submit a form saying which documents you want, for instance — I want to see all the letters written by Mr. Romney to Mr. Samaranch. You’ll get ’em all.”

h/t ABC News

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