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Joe Scarborough: I think the gentleman is now starting to strike a nerve because maybe if you go to cash instead of money and maybe if…

On the recordOctober 2, 1997
I think the gentleman is now starting to strike a nerve because maybe if you go to cash instead of money and maybe if you can get cash from a foreign friend and offer them some foreign cash, maybe that would be the type of thing they understand because they certainly understood it during the 1996 election. Tamraz understood that they understood that because this international fugitive, when questioned what mistakes were made and what laws were broken, his only response was, I think next time I will give $600. That is international fugitive Roger Tamraz commenting on his ability to buy White House access. You are exactly right. We have not been partisan Republicans. We have questioned our leadership, I would say tougher this year than we certainly have questioned the Democrats. We have held them to a higher standard. We have the gentleman on the floor with us today that questioned them on the pay raise. We had some tough questions on how we thought they were trying to slip the pay raise through with the help of the Democratic leadership. We have questioned them on a lot of other things. I am very concerned about the $600 million that the IRS was given this week. I do not think they should be given anything. But these concerns continue to grow. We asked tough questions of both sides. Again, it seems to me we have the right to ask the President and the Attorney General what they are doing. I have got to say, the Attorney General is going to be making a decision this week.…
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Joe Scarborough
Florida

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Discussing concerns about foreign cash influence and accountability in government.

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