Reno in contempt of Congress? [CNN]
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WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Sept. 17) -- Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) said Thursday he intends to ask the full House to cite Attorney General Janet Reno for contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over internal documents related to the Justice Department's investigation into alleged fund-raising irregularities during the 1996 election campaign.. Burton Rep. Dan Burton
Burton chairs the House Reform and Oversight Committee, which has been conducting its own investigation into allegations of campaign finance abuses.
In response, Reno said she was "disappointed" that Burton was pressing ahead with a contempt citation, saying that she had made "extraordinary accommodations" to supply Burton's committee with information about the Justice Department's probe.
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