Posted on 01/19/2006 9:04:53 PM PST by ForGod'sSake
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The decision by the lawyers, working under former Attorney General John Ashcroft, was disclosed in the final report of the independent prosecutor, David M. Barrett, which was issued Thursday. Mr. Barrett's investigation of Mr. Cisneros, the longest independent counsel inquiry in history, concluded that there was a possible cover-up by Clinton administration officials at the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service.
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"Barrett's allegations of a cover-up are nothing short of laughable, given that the Bush administration was in charge for the majority of his investigation, and it's clear he's simply making excuses to justify his expensive and fruitless witch hunt," Mr. Carson said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
But we know what happened. And we know how corrupt they are and how corrupt they remain.
Strange as it sounds, I have no doubts at all that the Bush administration helped cover up Clinton cronies' crimes.
Barrett's investigation ended in 2001, shortly after his request to continue was denied; he's spent the rest of the time trying to get his report out.
Media shenanigans ~ping~
With Hillary mouthing off and the Democrats pushing the culture of corrupt BS, I am not sure if it is wise for Mr. Carson to taunt anyone on this.
Ok now all you rino nannies can start yelling "tin foil hat".
That just simply is NOT true, no matter how many of them say it.
You are right, but the Bush administration was in charge for most of the time when the report was being suppressed.
Not by the White House, by D E M O C R A T S.
It must be a genetic thing with them. They can't make a sentence without throwing in a lie or two.
The PinkPantherElephant
The Guardian points out that Democrats recently failed to cut off funds for the continuing investigation of Henry Cisneros. Although Cisneros copped a plea in 1999, more time (and money) have been spent on the investigation since then than before. The rough timeline of this story is as follows:
- 1987: Cisneros, then Mayor of San Antonio, begins an extramarital affair with Linda Jones, then Linda Medlar. He gives her money for living costs and her daughter's college expenses.
- 1988: Cisneros admits affair and doesn't seek re-election.
- 1990: Jones begins to record conversations with Cisneros without his knowledge.
- 1991: Cisneros reconciles with his wife and ends relationship with Jones. He continues to send her money.
- 1992: Cisneros is under consideration for a cabinet position in the incoming Clinton administration.
- 1993: Cisneros lies about payments to Jones during his FBI background check. He is approved by Senate as Secretary of HUD.
- 1994: Cisneros cuts off payments to Jones. Jones hires attorneys. By her own admission, she subsequently edited the tapes to remove her own demands for money and threats to expose Cisneros.
- 1995: Cisneros settles a suit from Jones charging that he reneged on agreements to provide financial support. Special Counsel begins investigating Cisneros's statements to FBI. David Barrett is appointed as Independent Counsel. Jones, who also lied to FBI, is given immunity and cooperates with prosecutor.
- 1996: Cisneros leaves HUD. Barrett discovers that the tapes, which Jones has represented as original, are doctored and obtains warrant to search Jones's home.
- 1997: Jones is indicted for conspiracy, false statements to the Cisneros prosecution, and bank fraud. Cisneros is indicted for conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and making false statements to FBI.
- 1998: Jones pleads guilty to 28 felonies, is sentenced to 3 1/2 years.
- 1999: Jones is again working with Barrett in hopes of winning early release from prison. Cisneros pleads guilty to 1 misdemeanor count, agreeing to pay a fine but serve no jail time or probation. Cisneros becomes the first and only Clinton administration official convicted of criminal charges for acts related to their federal service. The Wash Post story on the plea bargain states it, "end[s] a wide-ranging independent counsel investigation that lasted more than four years and cost more than $9 million."
- 2001: Cisneros is pardoned by Bill Clinton.
- 2005: Investigation continues. Cost is now up to $21 million. Barrett states that, "the probe would continue another 10 months but [he] could not guarantee it would end then." There have been no indictments since 1999, and no clear statement of what Barrett has been investigating for the past 6 years.
You mean "them" against "us"? Perish the thought; I'm sure they're there to do our bidding.
Yes. The "Two-Party Cartel" at it once again. All owned by the elites & do as they say & they say NO conservtive agenda will be allowed to flourish & destroy our lock on the sheeple.... but keep voting these pigs back in office & get the same shame governing we have had for decades because nobody will break their habits.
REDACTION LOOPHOLE: ACCESS TO THE BARRETT REPORT
WAR AND TREASON AND THE NEW YORK TIMES
(Please see post 65)
GONE WITH THE WIND
(miss hillary's 'plantation' blunder)
The aforementioned New York Times story is a perfect example of the kind of stories confected by the Clintons and their lawyers over the years. It appears to be fair-minded, but read carefully it is interlarded with the Clintons' defenses. The Times' story's first words contain the sullen line "longest independent counsel investigation in history." Soon Barrett's work is described as a "scathing report." Then we have this land mine: Barrett's work "came to be a symbol of the flawed effort to prosecute high-level corruption through the use of independent prosecutors." Later one of the individuals mentioned in the report is quoted as writing that the gravamen of the report is "a scurrilous falsehood." Reporting the Report |
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REDACTION LOOPHOLE: ACCESS TO THE BARRETT REPORT The way it works: Any member of Congress can see the redactions simply by requesting access, and, unlike Barrett, can publish the redactions without fear of legal sanction. |
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