Cox says he can’t remember what phone service he had, declines to turn over phone records

Attorney General Mike Cox, who is in the midst of a bid for the GOP nomination for governor, says he can’t provide lawyers in a lawsuit with his phone records from 2003 because he can’t remember what service he used.

The records were subpoenaed by lawyers representing the family of slain adult entertainer Tamara Greene in a lawsuit against the city of Detroit, reports the Detroit News.

Greene was allegedly present at a party at the mayoral residence, Manoogian Mansion, in 2002. The party was supposedly hosted by Kwame Kilpatrick, who has since resigned amidst a sex scandal and text message scandal. He was also convicted of several counts in relation to the text messages.

But Cox investigated the alleged party and declared the story was “an urban legend.”

The Kilpatrick-Cox nexus has been played by some in Cox’s own party as a weakness for the AG’s bid to be governor. Cox denies this.

But since then, MSP police investigator Mark Krebs has testified that Cox prevented the investigation from proceeding properly. That allegation landed Cox in a deposition with the Green family attorney. And now a request for his phone records. His office says it has turned over cell phone records from the time, as well as office records.

But Cox says he can’t remember what phone service he was using at home in 2003, and thus can’t possibly find the phone records.

That’s the kind of organizational skill that speaks highly of a potential governor.