Prosecutors have taken strong issue with arguments made by ex-Penn State President Graham Spanier, which they characterized as “inaccurate” and “gratuitously disparaging.”

In papers filed March 7, but released by the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday, the state Attorney General’s Office moved to strike a response to the state’s proposed findings of facts and conclusions of law that Spanier filed in February. The filing disputed the claim that prosecutors “‘manipulate[d] the record’ to hide the facts,” and questioned Spanier’s representation of Cynthia Baldwin, a key witness for the prosecution. The filing also questioned Spanier’s right to file any response to its proposed findings of facts.