The flap yesterday over comments Mitt Romney made to Mansoor Ijaz about appointing Muslims to his cabinet has gotten uglier.

From the Huffington Post:

Mansoor Ijaz, a prominent Islamic businessman, told the Huffington Post that Romney's comments were made in reference to possible cabinet appointments and not, as the former governor has since claimed, in the context of combating Islamic extremism.

"This guy is lying now to the American people," said Ijaz. "He probably never imagined someone would come out and write a piece the way I did. And I think he made a serious mistake in judgment in trying to disown what he said."

Ijaz isn't exactly an unbiased reporter on all this -- nor is the Huff Post -- so consider that when weighing his charges.

UPDATE: Missed this this morning, but NRO's Jim Geraghty spoke with Ijaz via email yesterday. Jim also doesn't think it's quite fair to label Ijaz a "Clintonite," considering that, among other things, he donated to Romney's campaign.