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ABSCAM — Part 1

75 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: ABSCAM · 75 pages OCR'd
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Members of the Senate Members of the House of Representatives February 11, 1980 Page Two This government of ours, if it is to survive, requires 'a sincere dedication on the part of our elected representatives to the basic tenets of integrity and justice. I do not believe jthat justice can be served on the basis of favoritism-or privi- lege. More.than that, it is time that the investigative arm, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was given credence for doing the job it was designed to do. All of you gentlemen would be the first to agree that ilit the Federal Bureau of Investigation had conducted a similar ninvestigation of the executive arm of government, Cabinet offi- ‘cials, members of State government, or for that matter, middle lass America, that their efforts would be salutary. My ques- ‘tion is why do you wish to be exempt? : I know that we, as Americans, seek integrity in our ‘government. You owe to your electors that responsibility required of you by the United States Constitution. I suggest. ‘ you remember that fact. , Never in my memory has the public opinion of the Congress |e# the United States been so low. I believe that it is time jor you gentlemen to correct your image in the eyes of the Ly American people. iF R fu cc: Editor, Washington Post Hon. William H. Webster, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Hon. Benjamin Civiletti Attorney General of the United States Chicago Tribune Chicago Sun-Times Time Magazine Newsweek, Inc. + on. SES EEE jchaiaaiaiiaiiaaaneaaaing SRE ET ETT ea a ee nt aee tae nates aehaanastaaebapitasmanemndne edamame oneal ee aor POI RETR Ca Fa a a a ae em la a Sno ee ne A ey
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