On the recordJune 10, 1996
If a Republican President had been responsible for this latest abuse of power and invasion of privacy, we would never hear the end of it, but I predict the left-wing media will try to sweep this incident under the rug. It seems the Clinton administration requested and received highly confidential FBI records of 338 former Reagan and Bush appointees. The White House calls it a bureaucratic mistake. Mr. Speaker, this creation of an enemies list demands a full investigation. I know White House officials say that in spite of ordering these files and keeping them at the White House rather than returning them to the FBI--they did not even look at them. That's like saying they smoked marijuana, but didn't inhale. Mr. Speaker, the American public deserves better, no more excuses and coverup.
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