[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        OUTRAGE OVER WHITE HOUSE HIRING OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, on February 22, 1998, White House Press 
Secretary Mike McCurry denied that any of President Clinton's private 
attorneys have hired or authorized any private investigator to look 
into the background of prosecutors or reporters.
  Now, let us listen to that quote again, and let us think about 
whether we should keep on doing our business and ignore the White House 
deception and deceit, because, hey, the stock market is doing just 
great.
  The President's press secretary denied any of President Clinton's 
private attorneys have hired or authorized any private investigators to 
look into the backgrounds of prosecutors or reporters. But it turns out 
that the private investigator himself, Terry Lenzner, admitted that he 
had, indeed, been hired by the White House to look into the private 
lives of journalists, Federal investigators and anyone else the White 
House wants to smear.
  Finally, someone in the employ of the White House has the integrity 
to tell the truth. I guess the 900 FBI files illegally obtained were 
not enough dirt for them to dig up.
  Mr. Speaker, we have a President hiring private investigators and 
then having his spokesman misrepresent the truth about it. I think when 
the American people understand this, both Republicans and Democrats 
alike will be outraged.

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