Bill Bennett: “Mr. President, if Janet Reno were to decide that there was further action that needed to be taken with respect to Mr.…”

“Mr. President, if Janet Reno were to decide that there was further action that needed to be taken with respect to Mr. Gingrich, I doubt that she would run into any resistance in the White House to that decision. I doubt that the President would think that was not a good idea for her to do that or send her any kind of direction or subtle hints saying, 'Do not pursue Mr. Gingrich.' The reason we have an independent counsel operation is because the Attorney General is indeed subject to pressure from the White House. And there is no such pressure with reference to Members of Congress, particularly Members of Congress of the opposing party.”