Obama's reelection campaign has accused Romney of misleading the country on when he severed ties to Bain. Romney has long said he left in 1999 to run the Salt Lake City Olympics, but news outlets have unearthed Securities and Exchange Commission documents suggesting he played a central role at the firm years afterward. The fight has played out against the backdrop of the Obama campaign's relentless attacks on Romney as someone who made a fortune while overseeing the flight of jobs overseas