On the recordJune 12, 2000
Finally, I guess it begs the question, What can be done now? I mentioned that the media, the mainstream media, has pretty much ignored this. They like Kenneth Bacon. He was a member of the media. They are not going to do anything about it, I have decided. Fortunately, the Washington Times has done something about it. Fortunately, Fox News has done something about it. But there is something that can be done. When the new administration takes office, and a new Attorney General comes in, the Bacon-Bernath lawbreaking should be referred again for criminal prosecution. A professional Justice Department, freed from corrupt partisan influences, should prosecute this case and uphold the law. Such a referral can easily be added to a list of such referrals on other matters which are already being contemplated, as Representative Dan Burton, who is the chairman of the appropriate House committee, mentioned yesterday. For example, these, as mentioned, would include criminal referrals related to: No. 1, evidence that the President broke campaign finance laws, was aware of illegal foreign contributions, and changed policies in return for campaign contributions; No. 2, evidence that the Vice President broke the law when he made the illegal fundraising phone calls from the White House; No. 3, evidence that the Vice President committed a felony by lying to the FBI investigators about his knowledge of illegal fundraising activities; No.…
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