Orrin Hatch: “This is considerably different from Whitewater. I have to say the Whitewater investigation is not completed. As a member…”

“This is considerably different from Whitewater. I have to say the Whitewater investigation is not completed. As a member of the Whitewater Committee, I have to say that there is an awful lot of undercurrent, an awful lot that is wrong with what went on in that area. There are a lot of unanswered questions. There are documents still to be delivered. There are questions concerning each of the witnesses who have appeared. I think until that is resolved, as was Billy Dale's, I do not think we can make a determination as to whether we should get involved with attorney's fees. Let us assume there is a tremendous injustice at the end of the Whitewater matter. I think you are going to have a rough time making that case with all of what some would call the sleaze factor throughout the Whitewater hearings and proceedings. But let us assume that it turns out to be the same as Billy Dale's and the White House Travel Office employees' acquittal or even a clear-cut set of facts that there really was nothing wrong and nobody did anything wrong. I personally believe that is going to be a hard conclusion to reach after having listened and watched the Whitewater proceedings now for a long time. But let us assume that happens. Yes, I would be interested in righting that wrong as well. In this case, we have come to a conclusion.…”