J. Exon: “I do not know what that means, but I hope that the Senate will move…”

On the recordJuly 14, 1995

I do not know what that means, but I hope that the Senate will move forthwith and speedily for a thorough investigation of this matter. I reserve the right to exercise my final judgment on this after I know more about it than I do at this particular moment. But I think the Senator from Idaho has put his finger on the matter. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is something that must be beyond reproach. Again, I do not know at this moment what the reason for this was, but as I understand it, the Director of the FBI has determined that, for the good of the service and because Mr. Potts is under some investigation that I believe started in the House of Representatives, that he thought it was best for him to be reassigned. I do not agree with that matter at all.

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J. Exon

Democratic · Nebraska

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Addressing the reassignment of the Deputy Director of the FBI and the need for an investigation.

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J. Exon: “I do not know what that means, but I hope that the Senate will move forthwith and speedily for a thorough investigation…”

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