Romney Made Repeated Trips To Bain, Weighed In On Business Decisions After 1999

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/25/582721/romney-made-repeated-trips-to-bain-weighed-in-after-1999/

By Adam Peck on Jul 25, 2012 at 12:01 pm

As news organizations uncover more and more information about Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital, the Romney campaign has continuously shifted its own goalposts, first standing by its claim that Romney stepped down from Bain in 1999, then settling on the argument that Romney “retroactively” retired in 1999 despite remaining CEO through 2002.

On Wednesday, a new report from the Associated Press reveals that the former Massachusetts governor made several trips to Boston to meet with partners and other key employees at Bain Capital’s headquarters while running the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. The details contradict Romney’s claim that he did not interact with the company after leaving in February of 1999. From the piece: