MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he is not responding to the state auditor's order to testify before him.
Bentley issued the statement Friday, a day after State Auditor Jim Zeigler said he was ordering Bentley to appear before him to answer questions about the use of state funds and his relationship with a former staffer.
Bentley said the appropriate legal process was through the Alabama Ethics Commission where Zeigler has already filed a complaint. The governor said he is cooperating fully with the commission.
Bentley last month admitted to making inappropriate remarks to a former staffer, but denied accusations of an affair.