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“WHITE HOUSE AND CONFIDENTIAL FBI FILES” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6290 on June 13, 1996.
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WHITE HOUSE AND CONFIDENTIAL FBI FILES
(Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we learned that among those former Reagan and Bush officials whose confidential FBI background files have been pawed through by the Clinton White House is a distinguished Cincinnatian, Mr. Joseph W. Hagin.
The search of Mr. Hagin's file is noteworthy not only because Joe is a well respected member of my community but also because the White House initially had said that it had only gotten through files from A through G. Mr. Hagin's last name, of course, begins with the letter
``H'' and I'm willing to bet that the FBI is good enough to have figured that out.
Now Mr. Speaker, President Clinton has said that the White House never should condone an enemies list and that all of this vast intrusion into the privacy of former public servants is simply the result of administration incompetence. I sure hope that's the case. But I can understand why some of the victims are skeptical. After all this administration had turned the Justice Department over to a political crony named Webster Hubble who now stands convicted of various felonies. And the administration had done little to quell suspicion that the FBI was urged to target and harass Mr. Billy Dale. The President has apologized to Billy Dale. He also should apologize to Mr. Hagin.
The whole thing stinks to high heaven.
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