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TALKED ABOUT THE STEPS HE HAS IOWA STATE AUDITOR ROB SAND IS NOW LOOKING INTO THE ABRUPT RESIGNATION OF DHS DIRECTOR JERRY FOXHOVEN. FOXHOVEN HAS SAID HE STEPPED DOWN AFTER THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE ASKED HIM TO DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL. >> I THINK ANYTIME YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS ESSENTIALLY A CABINET MEMBER SAYING THEY WERE ASKED BY SOMEONE IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE TO DO SOMETHING THEY THINK MAY HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL THAT’S AN INCREDIBLY SERIOUS ALLEGATION, I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE IN IOWA POLITICS. TODD FOXHOVEN IS ALSO REVEALING : MORE DETAILS OF HIS RESIGNATION. IN A TEXT TO KCCI-TV HE SAYS WHILE I HAVE NOT SHARED THE DETAILS OF MY DEPARTURE WITH THE PRESS, I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY OPEN ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. I HAVE GIVEN A FULL INTERVIEW TO A SPECIAL AGENT OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF H.H.S. I HAVE AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMPLETE INTERVIEW AS REQUESTED BY THE STATE AUDITOR WHICH IS BEING SCHEDULED. I HAVE FULLY EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO A REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE IOWA HOUSE AS WELL AS A REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE IOWA SENATE. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE HAS DENIED ASKING FOXHOVEN TO DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL. BUT GOVERNOR REYNOLDS HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES HER TO EXPLAIN WHY FOXHOVEN IS OUT. SHE SPOKE TO KCRG TV LAST WEEK. >> NO, AND I’M JUST NOT GOING TO GET INTO THAT. I JUST DON’T THINK THAT’S HEALTHY, AND THERE’S NO REASON TO DO THAT. >> DOES THE PUBLIC DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT WHEN YOU MAKE THOSE DECISIONS? >> I DON’T THINK SO, I THINK IT WILL DEMONSTRATE IF YOU LOOK AT THE AGENCY AND SOME OF THE CHANGES WE’RE LOOKING AT. TODD STATE AUDITOR ROB SAND SAYS : THAT’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. SAND SAYS HE’S NOT SURE HOW LONG -- >> YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENT REASONS FOR SOMEONE’S DISMISSAL. IF HE DIDN’T DOCUMENT ANY REASONS, THEN YOU ARE VIOLATING THE LETTER OF THE LAW,

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Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said he is investigating the abrupt resignation of former Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven. Last Friday, Foxhoven told the publication Pitchfork that the Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Office asked him to do something illegal. Sand said it is time to get to the bottom of Foxhoven’s dismissal. “Without asking some questions, we just don't know what's going on and it’s our duty to investigate,” Sand said.“I think anytime you have someone who is essentially a cabinet member saying they were asked by someone in the governor's office to do something they think may have been illegal, that's an incredibly serious allegation,” he said. “I don't think I've ever heard of that before in Iowa politics.”Foxhoven sent a message to KCCI detailing his next steps to clear his name. It is the first time he has spoken to KCCI since being forced to resign."While I have not shared the details of my departure with the press, I have been completely open about what has happened with the appropriate authorities: 1. I have given a full interview to a special agent of the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of H.H.S. 2. I have agreed to participate in a complete interview as requested by the State Auditor which is being scheduled. 3. I have fully explained the situation to a Republican member of the Iowa House as well as a Republican member of the Iowa Senate."The governor's office denied asking Foxhoven to do anything illegal, but Reynolds has not complied with state law that requires her to explain why Foxhoven is out. “No, and I'm just not going to get into that,” Reynolds told KCRG-TV last week. “I just don't think that's healthy, and there's no reason to do that."When asked if the public deserves to know what she considers when deciding to dismiss a state employee, Reynolds said she did not think so.“I think it will demonstrate if you look at the agency and some of the changes we're looking at,” she said.Sand said the governor’s response is not good enough.“You have to provide documented reasons for someone's dismissal,” he said. “If you didn't document any reasons then you are violating the letter of the law, and it's up to Iowans to decide whether that level of transparency is acceptable to them.”Sand said he does not know how long the investigation will take.