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Joe Scarborough: more and more Americans are concerned about the fund-raising scandal going on and the coverup going on over at the White…

On the recordOctober 23, 1997
more and more Americans are concerned about the fund-raising scandal going on and the coverup going on over at the White House. In fact, a majority of Americans are now calling for an independent prosecutor. Yet all the Democrats give us is the ``they did it, too.'' But the New York Times editorial said on July 16, 1997, quote, the White House fundraising scandal cannot be covered up by the standard spin of the ``they-did-it-too'' or the equally shop worn ``whoops- sorry-about-that.'' The Detroit News says there is a pattern here. The administration appears to have perfected the art of delay and obstruction. Democrats have been dragooned into doing the downfield blocking and tackling in Congress for the sleaziest White House since U.S. Grant. And videotapes, documents, and witnesses are discovered too late to be examined before congressional hearings. That is the New York Times and the Detroit News. I ask the Democrats to show moral courage, step forward and stop helping this White House obstruct justice.
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Joe Scarborough
Florida

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Addressing concerns over the White House fundraising scandal and calls for an independent prosecutor.

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