From the official court transcript of United States of America vs. James Tobin, (CR.04-216-01-SM) December 7, 2005, morning session. Here “Q” is US Attorney Andrew Levchuk and “A” is witness Chuck McGee.
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16 Q. Later on on Election Day, do you have a
17 discussion about the phone jamming scheme with anyone?
18 A. That day, later in the day, I traveled to our
19 Manchester Republican Office where I spoke to —
20 specifically about this, I recall speaking to a
21 gentleman by the name of Daryl Henry. Daryl was up from
22 Washington volunteering on the campaign. I mentioned to
23 him that the phone call plan had been called off and
24 that I was a bit upset about that, and he indicated in
25 some fashion that he knew about the plan going on and
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1 that he had called some associates of his to pick up
2 where we left off. I took it as bravado because I
3 didn’t possibly know how he would have known about the
4 plan or who we were calling or how it had been stopped.
5 I just took it as he was trying to be a nice guy and
6 make me feel good.
7 Q. Who is Daryl Henry, sir?
8 A. He was up from Washington. As far as I know
9 he works for American Gas Association. I don’t know
10 much more about him than that.
11 Q. What was he doing in New Hampshire, if you
12 know?
13 A. He was helping coordinate some of our VIP
14 visits, volunteering in general campaign fashion. The
15 time before an election is very, very, very busy for us,
16 as you know. We spent nine million dollars that year.
For a full transcript of the morning session, December 7, 2005, contact NH Court Reporter Diane M. Churas.
Darell, not Daryl, Henry is a lobbyist for the American Gas Association. In January, 2004, NPR reported on a lobbying excursion where he was one of the players: http://www.weblog.nohair.net/archives/000438.html. According to Mike Gehrke, Henry took leave from his job with the AGA in 2002 to help with the NH GOP get-out-the-vote activities, and “After the election, Henry organized a fundraiser for the NH Republican Party featuring former RNC chair Marc Racicot and Ken Mehlman, who had recently accepted the position to manage President Bushs reelection.”