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Investigation of Political Fundraising Improprieties and Possible Violations of the Law
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Abstract
The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight investigated the campaign finance scandal of 1996. The committee examined the pattern of conduct beginning in the 1992 campaign cycle that facilitated the abuse of power during Bill Clinton's re-election efforts. The investigation was hampered due to the Department of Justice refusal to provide immunity to low-level witnesses and the lack of cooperation by Attorney General Janet Reno.
Date
1998-11-05
Document Type
House Committee Approved Report
Serial Number
105-829.H
Document Length
4901 pages
Congress
105
Files
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Committee Approved Reports, House, Has Views
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2010: Executive Ethics, Impeachment and Scandal
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• House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on "International Uranium Control," 95th Cong., (1977)
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• Senate Special Committee to Investigate the Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, hearing on "The Improper Handling of Documents in Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster's Office After His Death," 104th Cong., (1996)
• House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on "Butron’s Hearings Resume where Thompson’s End, Roll Call," 105th Cong., (1997, November 6)
• Senate Committee on Appropriations, hearing on "Fiscal Year 1998 Treasury Postal Appropriations," 105th Cong., (1997, March 11)
• Senate Democratic National Committee, hearing on "Secretary of Commerce Confirmation," 103rd Cong., (1993, January 6)