Scholz apparently lied in the Cum-Ex scandal - evidence has emerged

t-online Scholz apparently lied in the Cum-Ex scandal - evidence has emerged Julian Alexander Fischer • 2 hours • 3 minutes reading time Documents have emerged Olaf Scholz continues to get into trouble in the Cum-Ex scandal In the Cum-Ex scandal, Olaf Scholz often refers to his lack of memory. Now it has become clear: In one case he apparently lied to the investigative committee. In the affair surrounding the Cum-Ex scandal, there are indications that Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) may have made a false statement to the Hamburg Parliament's investigative committee. New documents available to "Stern" indicate that Scholz was involved in answering a parliamentary inquiry, contrary to his previous statements. The inquiry by Left Party MP Norbert Hackbusch in November 2019 referred to meetings between Hamburg Senate representatives - including Scholz and his successor Peter Tschentscher - with representatives of the Warburg Bank, which was involved in the Cum-Ex scandal. The official response at the time stated that such meetings had not taken place. However, it is now known that Scholz met with Warburg co-owner Christian Olearius at least three times. Scholz apparently knew about the inquiry On April 30, 2021, Scholz had stated as a witness in the Hamburg Parliament's investigative committee that he was "in no way involved" in answering Hackbusch's inquiry. The new documents show, however, that both Tschentscher and Hamburg's Finance Senator Andreas Dressel consulted with Scholz when formulating the answer. Internal Cum-Ex correspondence: "Scholz, the Jesus of the Alster" Tschentscher sent Scholz, who was already Federal Finance Minister at the time, a draft of the answer. An employee then informed Scholz's office manager Jeanette Schwamberger by email: "We'll give this to the boss for the weekend." He had campaigned for a fair tax system his entire political life, Olaf Scholz told the Hamburg Cum-Ex Committee. Finance Senator Dressel also apparently wanted to cover himself with Scholz. In an email it was said that they wanted to be "really sure" that they could answer the question about meetings with Olearius with "no". Dressel is also said to have contacted Scholz by text message to get a response. When asked by "Stern", Dressel did not want to comment on how Scholz reacted to the message. Ultimately, the Left politician's request was officially answered with "no", although Scholz was proven to have met with Olearius several times. Scholz served as Hamburg's First Mayor until 2018 and continues to deny having exerted any influence in the Warburg Bank cum-ex case. At the same time, he stresses that he cannot remember the meetings with Olearius. In addition to calendar entries, the banker's diary entries also document the discussions. According to this, the meetings were about the investigations against Olearius and other Warburg managers as well as tax refunds in connection with the bank's cum-ex transactions.