Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. statement, December 2, 1997

( 1407 York Road, Suite 304 Lutherville, Maryland 21093 MEWS FROM Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Second Congressional District of Maryland 315 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 1997 CONTACT: Richard Cross 202-225-3061 STATEMENT BY CONGRESSMAN BOB EHRLICH REGARDING ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO’S ANNOUNCEMENT “I am gravely disappointed by Attorney General Janet Reno’s refusal to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged fundraising improprieties by President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and former Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary. “Today’s announcement demonstrates that Attorney General Reno is more interested in protecting her job than in doing her job. Her political loyalty to President Clinton, her boss, clearly outweighs her duty to investigate credible allegations of wrongdoing within the Administration she serves. By refusing to appoint a special counsel, the Attorney General has put herself at odds with FBI Director Louis Freeh, a majority of both houses of Congress, and millions of Americans who want and deserve to know if their President, Vice President, or cabinet officers broke existing campaign laws or obstructed justice. “Despite her reputation for fairness and independence, today Attorney General Reno has shown herself to be preoccupied with political rather than legal concerns. She should consider О resigning.”