Hopfinger earlier told a writer for his online news site that he and Miller coincidentally used the restroom at the same time but that Hopfinger did not feel it was the right time to ask Miller political questions.
And William Fulton, head of the DropZone security firm that provided the bodyguards to Miller, told Talking Points Memo he has received death threats and his employees have been called "hired goons."
Meanwhile, Miller admitted on CNN today that he was disciplined for using computers for partisan political purposes while he was an employee of the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
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