-Caveat Lector- Hatch Admits Shielding Reno from Right-Wing ******************* January 08, 2001 With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff For the story behind the story... <A HREF="http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecove r.shtml?a=2001/1/7/220859">Hatch Admits Shielding Reno</A> Hatch Admits Shielding Reno from Right-Wing ---------- Sen. Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, revealed Sunday that he shielded Clinton Attorney General Janet Reno from attacks by "right-wing" critics during her 1993 confirmation hearings. The admission came while the senator responded to critics of Bush attorney general nominee John Ashcroft during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday." "I'd like to suggest to them that they ought to look back to Attorney General Janet Reno's nomination. A lot of the right-wing groups started coming out of the woodwork and I was the one who stopped them and made it very fair." Last September, Ohio congressman James Traficant told Fox News Channel that he had several affidavits from potential confirmation witnesses who alleged corrupt conduct by Reno while she was state's attorney in Miami, Florida. Traficant said the witnesses were not allowed to testify during the Senate hearing on Reno. "I want to know why, and how long it took for the FBI to investigate [Reno], if they gave this information to the Senate, if the Senate knew about compromises they had from outside the government? "Reno's accusers say they gave statements to the FBI, the Ohio Democrat claimed."I want to know if the president got that information?," Traficant added. "I want to know the timespan from when the FBI went down and interviewed these affiants on these particular allegations, and how long it took for her to be confirmed? "Based on the affidavits, which he has yet to release, the Ohio Democrat suggested Reno was a protege of the Miami mob and had been stopped by local police for drunk driving and other personal misconduct while state's attorney." Janet Reno was one of the exceptions," Traficant complained. "They waived that 72- hour period from the hearing to the confirmation. And in a lovefest she became the attorney general..." ******************* -- Annoy the IRS: Fill out your tax form using binary <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
