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WASHINGTON--Attorney General Edwin Meese III probably broke two tax laws and violated a criminal conflict-of-interest statute, but won't be charged with a crime, Independent Counsel James McKay concluded in an 814-page report unveiled to the public yesterday...
When Independent Counsel James McKay delivered the results of his 14-month investigation of Attorney General Edwin Meese to a three-judge Washington panel last week, it was clear he would not seek a criminal indictment. A few hours later in Sacramento, the Attorney General declared that the result "fully vindicates me" and announced that he would resign by the end of this month or early August to "accept opportunities in the private sector." Meese had not yet read the 830-page report, which will probably not be released before July 15, but in making his announcement he followed...
Reagan told reporters earlier yesterday that he would soon appoint a successor for Meese, who announced last week that he would leave the Justice Department by early August. Meese said he had been vindicated by Independent Counsel James McKay's investigation of alleged wrongdoing during Meese's tenure as attorney general...
Cable News Network reported that Thornburgh,who left the Pennsylvania governorship last yearafter serving two four-year terms, had beeninterviewed by White House General Counsel A.B.Culvahouse...
...long, it's been good to know ya. Attorney General Edwin Meese will be gone before the Democratic Convention, Bush sources hope. He'll resign just as soon as he has had a chance to mount a face-saving p.r. offensive against the impending report from Independent Counsel James McKay...