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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Zoltan! who wrote (1120)	8/14/1998 12:18:00 PM
From: Shawn Donahue	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

Zoltan, I just pulled this off of the associated press...Why would Starr limit his vast evidence of other illegal activities by Bill and Hiliary Clinton to just perjury and obstruction of justice? And do you think the Republicans really will allow such a stupid move, of limiting access of the report...which is currently against the House rules...wouldn't that be obstruction of justice. I'm starting to wonder if some deal has been made to keep Gore out of the Presidency...which would be a travesty of justice and when are the Republicans going to learn that you cannot negotiate or make deals with Socialists??? " Starr is expected to narrow any such report solely to evidence of perjury, obstruction of justice and witness tampering in the Lewinsky case, rather than the other aspects of his Whitewater investigation. His staff already has begun drafting possible language for such a report. " "But no decisions are expected to be made until after Clinton, the last central witness to provide testimony, gives his account to the grand jury". "On Capitol Hill, key lawmakers already are preparing for the possibility, even discussing limiting access to the evidence to House Judiciary Committee members. That would require changing the current House rules that allow any of the 435 members to view the evidence. " "The idea of changing that rule got support Thursday from a top Republican leader. " ''I think we're supportive of it,'' said Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, a member of the leadership. A Democratic committee official said that party's leadership and Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the Judiciary Committee's senior Democrat, would back the change. " "The House would have to pass a resolution to change the rule. " "Modifying the rule is so important that Starr may be told to hold off transmitting a report until the issue is resolved, said a House official who spoke only on condition of anonymity. House officials said they expect that Starr would notify them in advance that a report was ready. Only the full House could change the rule. "