INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ACT:JANET RENO

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: March 17, 1999 | Copyright information


Congressional Testimony

03-17-1999

STATEMENT OF JANET RENO ATTORNEY GENERAL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE CONCERNING THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ACT PRESENTED
ON

MARCH 17, 1999

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee:

Thank you for inviting me to present the views of the Department of Justice
on the Independent Counsel Act. The Justice Department has administered
the Act since its inception in...

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