Time: Wed Dec 03 08:11:53 1997 To: From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: RNC/Nicholson Calls for Reno's Resignation (fwd) Cc: Bcc: sls References: <snip> > >RNC News Release > >December 2, 1997 > >NICHOLSON CALLS FOR RENO'S RESIGNATION >"Justice is blind, but prosecutors and investigators >shouldn't be." > >WASHINGTON -- Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson today >called for Janet Reno to resign as Attorney General following her >decision not to seek an Independent Counsel to investigate illegal >fund-raising activities by President Clinton, Vice President Gore and >former Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary. > > "It is sad to watch Janet Reno shred her last remaining bit of >credibility by deliberately closing her eyes to compelling evidence of >criminal wrongdoing, even in the face of strong opposition from FBI >Director Louis Freeh. > > "This investigation has been botched from the start. It has been >too narrow in scope, it relied on media accounts for leads and it >substituted newspaper-clipping services for solid investigative >techniques. > > "Justice is blind, but prosecutors and investigators shouldn't be. >Instead of acting as our Attorney General, Janet Reno has become Attorney > >for the Defense. > > "The fact that the nation's top two law enforcement officers - the >Attorney General and the Director of the FBI - are in such visible >conflict should in and of itself compel the appointment of an independent > >counsel. In my opinion, the only honorable course now is for Janet Reno >to resign." > >(Visit http://www.rnc.org for the latest news and information) > <snip>
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