WEBVTT SPOKE WITH THE GOVERNOR THISAFTERNOON.MICHAEL: SHE JOINS US LIVE INROCK HILL.MADELEINE: THE HENRY MCMASTERWAS OUT HERE IN ROCK HILL TODAYFOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCELEBRATION FOR THIS BUILDINGBEHIND ME.WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO HISTWITTER HANDLE EARLIER TODAY HESENDING OUT A SERIES OF TWEETS."IT IS CLEAR THAT SHERIFF WILLLEWIS' ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELYLEAD ONE OF SOUTH CAROLINA'SLARGES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIESHAS BEEN COMPROMISED BYINAPPROPRIATE ACTIONS ACTIONSWHICH HE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED.IT WOULD BE IN THE PUBLIC'S BESTINTEREST FOR HIM TO VOLUNTARILYSTEP ASIDE.IF I COULD REMOVE HIM FROMOFFICE, I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD."THE THING IS, GOVERNOR MCMASTERDOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TOREMOVE LEWIS FROM OFFICE UNLESSLEWIS WERE TO BE INDICTED FOR ACRIME INVOLVING SOMETHIN CALLEDMORAL TURPITUDE, BASICALLY HECAN ONLY TAKE ACTION IF THECURRENT SLED INVESTIGATIONRESULTS IN CHARGES.HOWEVER, MCMASTER SAYS SINCESHERIFF LEWIS ADMITTED TO"CONDUCT," HIS CONFIDENCE INLEWIS AS SHERIFF IS GONE.>> HE HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITHA CRIME.THIS IS A QUESTION AS I SEE ITOF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN ANELECTED OFFICIAL, AND WHEN THATCONFIDENCE IS GONE, IT IS TIMEFOR THAT ELECTED OFFICIAL TO BEGONE.MADELEINE: GOVERNOR MCMASTERJOINS A GROWING LIST OF LOCALAND STATE LAWMAKERS TO ASHERIFF LEWIS TO STEP DOWN.SHOULD LEWIS STEP DOWN, MCMASTERWOULD APPOINT AN INTERIM SHERIFFAND A SPECIAL ELECTION WOULD BEHELD TO ELECT A NEW SHERIF