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Jack Kingston: “Incidentally, Mr. Speaker, I want to make the point that Don Schmaltz who is the independent prosecutor investigating…”

On the recordMay 12, 1998
Incidentally, Mr. Speaker, I want to make the point that Don Schmaltz who is the independent prosecutor investigating the scandals at the Clinton USDA, 1995, the Justice Department wanted to fire him and call him off the investigation. Today, he has had 4 convictions and brought in $10 million worth of fines. Now, we do not hear anybody saying hey, what a fine job this guy has done. All we hear is Starr is spending too much money. What about Schmaltz?
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the performance of independent prosecutor Don Schmaltz during a debate on investigations related to the Clinton administration.

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