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New York Governor's Office Texted With Bank of China — But Claims It Can't Find the Messages

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New York's Governor's Office texted the Bank of China — then said the messages can't be found, raising questions about what a government is allowed to "lose."

Principal-Agent ProblemInstitutional AccountabilityInformation AsymmetryRegulatory Capture
New York Governor's Office Texted With Bank of China — But Claims It Can't Find the Messages

Theory Briefing

  • The Governor's Office confirmed it exchanged texts with the Bank of China but claims those messages are no longer retrievable.
  • Missing government communications raise the question of whether records laws are being sidestepped through convenient disappearance.
  • The Bank of China connection adds a foreign-influence dimension that makes the absent paper trail politically significant.