James Traficant: “at first, it was a handful. We then had 300, then 400. The number grew…”

On the recordJuly 10, 1996

at first, it was a handful. We then had 300, then 400. The number grew to 700. Today, Federal law enforcement groups estimate the number of illegally obtained secret FBI files by the White House to exceed 1,000. One thousand private lives of Americans invaded, 1,000 workers, all Republicans, who worked for Presidents Reagan and Bush, their rights violated. And, after all this, to add insult to injury, the new political spin is, Vincent Foster did it. What is next? Will some political spinmaster accuse Richard Nixon here? Mr. Speaker, this is a serious problem, whether you are a Democrat or Republican. This cannot and must not be tolerated. There is one question that must be answered: Who ordered this criminal act? And that criminal should be put in jail. And, by God, let Vincent Foster rest in peace.

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Addressing the issue of illegally obtained FBI files by the White House.

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