Report by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight together with Additional Views, Minority Views, and Additional Minority Views on the Refusal of Attorney General Janet Reno to Produce Documents Subpoenaed by the Government Reform and Oversight Committee
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Serial Number
105-728.H
Levin Center Identifier
OR.105.7
Document Date
1998-09-17
Report Length
160 pages
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Additional, Minority, Dissenting Views
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Minority views
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Minority views
Additional Minority views
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Found Using Methodology
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Brief Executive Summary
The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight investigated then-Attorney General Janet Reno's refusal to comply with a subpoena calling for her to appoint an independent counsel to investigate the 1996 campaign finance scandal. The report reviewed both the reasoning behind Reno's refusal to comply alongside the merit of the recommendations made by the chief investigator and lead attorney in the finance scandal investigation. In the end, the Committee rejected all of Reno's objections to the subpoena and determined that her cooperation was necessary for the Committee's investigation and was consistent with Congress' constitutional oversight rule.
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Related Hearings
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "The Current Implementation of the Independent Counsel Act, Volumes 1-2," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-89, (1997, December 9 and 10)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Department of Justice Oversight", 105th Cong., S.Hrg. 105-78, (1998, July 15)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "The Need for an Independent Counsel in the Campaign Finance Investigation," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-155, (1998, August 4)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "Contempt of Congress," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-728, (1998, August 6)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "Felonies and Favors: A Friend of the Attorney General Gathers Information from the Justice Department," 106th Cong., H.Hrg. 106-242, (2000, July 27)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "Has the Department of Justice Given Preferential Treatment to the President and Vice President?" 106th Cong., H.Hrg. 106-256, (2000, July 20)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Department of Justice Oversight", 105th Cong., S.Hrg. 105-78, (1998, July 15)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "The Need for an Independent Counsel in the Campaign Finance Investigation," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-155, (1998, August 4)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "Contempt of Congress," 105th Cong., H.Hrg. 105-728, (1998, August 6)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "Felonies and Favors: A Friend of the Attorney General Gathers Information from the Justice Department," 106th Cong., H.Hrg. 106-242, (2000, July 27)
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "Has the Department of Justice Given Preferential Treatment to the President and Vice President?" 106th Cong., H.Hrg. 106-256, (2000, July 20)