Word: fbi
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...rebuttal, Sen. William Cohen (R-Me.), described the evidence in the FBI report as so weak, "no prosecutor would even bring a case like this before a court...
Later in the debate, Republicans complained about the use of material that appeared in the FBI report and was damaging to Tower. Sen. Pete Wilson (R-Calif) said Tower had been "trashed" by such material when it was leaked to the news media, and said the leakers never mentioned exculpatory information that also appeared in the FBI report...
Mitchell said he read the FBI report on Tower and met with Bush at the White House where he expressed his concerns about the nomination...
Formal debate on the nomination is scheduled to open today, and senators are reading a confidential FBI report on the former Texas senator's drinking habits, possible womanizing and lucrative consulting contracts with military companies...
Chair Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) accused the White House of leaking information from the FBI report on Tower and threatened to reopen the hearings on the nomination and subpoena anonymous witnesses quoted in the agency review...