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leader whose name made mitt romney s short list for running mate in 2012, is now in a fight to clear his family s fame. the latest twist in the gifts scandal surrounding the governor and his wife maureen. former virginia congressman tom davis joins me now. first of all, we want to declare that your wife served in the cabinet of the governor. but this is a personal tragedy, as well as a legal issue. let s talk about this indictment, though. the indictment does not read well. it may not be violating the law because of the very lax gift policy in virginia. it s not against the law to accept things as long as you don t do something on behalf of someone, is that correct? you re a lawyer. you have to disclose, but i can t think over the last 30 years where the disclosure requirements were enforced against anybody. so he s certainly pushed the limits i think with the amount of gifts he took from one person. on the disclosure side, at best that s a misdemeanor under virginia law.