Chairman Thompson Reacts to Attorney General's Decision on Independent Counsel

The following press release was published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Feb. 1, 1999. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, DC -- Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) today issued the following statement on Attorney General Janet Reno’s decision not to seek the appointment of an independent counsel regarding testimony Harold Ickes gave to the Committee:

“The demise of the independent counsel law when it expires this year may be the most notable ‘achievement’ of her tenure as Attorney General."

Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs