Tom Harkin: “Ten years or a $50,000 fine. A crime has been committed. I say to the…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2003

Ten years or a $50,000 fine. A crime has been committed. I say to the Senator, here we are going on day after day, and there is a lot of stuff going around the White House and the Attorney General's office. Is it the judgment of the Senator that this could really be brought to the forefront rapidly? I say because of a statement that was made on ABC News--The Note. They had an interesting question. They asked: Has he [has the President] insisted that every senior staff member sign a statement with legal authority that they are not the leaker and that they will identify to the White House legal counsel who is? It seems to me the President of the United States can say: Sign this. Are you the one who called or not? And this will be over with by 4 o'clock this afternoon.

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Tom Harkin

Democratic · Iowa

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govinfo.gov

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Discussing accountability and transparency regarding a leak in the White House.

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Tom Harkin: “Ten years or a $50,000 fine. A crime has been committed. I say to the Senator, here we are going on day after day, and…”

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