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Gerald Ford: “Would the Senator have some idea how much legal expense by the individual witnesses--I saw a story in the paper today.…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 1996
Would the Senator have some idea how much legal expense by the individual witnesses--I saw a story in the paper today. We begin at $50,000 and $60,000 and $400,000, and individuals are being called before the Whitewater Committee that are absolutely scared to death, had no idea of what is going on, had nothing to do with anything. Yet, they are advised to get an attorney, and they hire an attorney, and they cannot pay their mortgage. They have to borrow money to pay their attorneys' fees. We keep on keeping on, keeping on, and we are absolutely ruining families financially, calling all these people that have no relevance to the committee business at all. Has that ever been added up?
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the financial burden on witnesses called before the Whitewater Committee.

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