Harry Reid: “this past Tuesday, the Washington Post carried a story reporting that Independent Counsel Robert Ray, a lawyer who was…”

“this past Tuesday, the Washington Post carried a story reporting that Independent Counsel Robert Ray, a lawyer who was trained in prosecutorial ethics by Rudolph Giuliani and who took over the special prosecutor duties from Ken Starr, is planning on continuing and even expanding his investigation of President Clinton. Mr. Ray has hired six new prosecutors and another investigator and plans to increase spending over the next 6 months by $3.5 million. Under this plan, he is seriously considering indicting the President after he leaves office for a number of things. He includes perjury, obstruction of justice, making false statements, and even conspiracy. When I read this story, to say the least, I was surprised. One year ago, I stood in this Chamber at this same seat during the impeachment trial of the President of the United States and compared what was happening then to literature. I can no longer make that comparison because what is happening here is too outlandish and unbelievable to qualify anymore as literature. Every great story has an ending. Every play has a denouement. This investigation has already lasted 6 years. It has cost Nevada taxpayers and the taxpayers of this country more than $52 million, not counting the money this new prosecutor wants to spend in the next 6 months.”