Dick Durbin: “One last question. The chairman suggested it would be unprecedented to produce these documents. But is the chairman not…”

“One last question. The chairman suggested it would be unprecedented to produce these documents. But is the chairman not aware of the fact that similar documents were produced when William Rehnquist was being nominated to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, when Robert Bork's nomination came before the Senate, Benjamin Civiletti, and several other cases? This is not unprecedented and has happened before. To suggest this administration would be breaking new ground--would the Senator from Utah concede that other administrations, Republican administrations, and Democrat, have disclosed this kind of information? We are suggesting, through Senator Bennett, a limited disclosure to you and Senator Leahy--”