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Gilbert Gutknecht: “One of my constituents raised a point that I had forgotten, and that is that a number of years ago a guy by the name of…”

On the recordJuly 10, 1996
One of my constituents raised a point that I had forgotten, and that is that a number of years ago a guy by the name of Chuck Colson went to jail for mishandling one FBI file, and he went to jail for 3 years. I think there is an instinctive understanding among the American people that if they can misuse the FBI against Republicans here in Washington, that they can misuse the FBI against anybody. It can happen to them. It is a grave concern to the American people. They are happy that Congress is looking into it, but they also suggested that we have to be very careful that this does not become just a partisan political witch-hunt. I think we have to do our jobs and exercise oversight without becoming overly partisan.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota
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Addressing concerns about the misuse of the FBI and the need for bipartisan oversight.

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