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The '''Senate Whitewater Committee''' |
The '''Senate Whitewater Committee''', officially the '''Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters''', was a special committee convened by the [[United States Senate]] during the [[Clinton administration]] to investigate the [[Whitewater scandal|Whitewater controversy]]. |
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The committee was created by {{USBill|104|S.Res.|120}} |
The committee was created by {{USBill|104|S.Res.|120}}<ref>''"A resolution establishing a special committee administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to conduct an investigation involving Whitewater Development Corporation, Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association, Capital Management Services, Inc., the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, and other related matters"''</ref> on May 17, 1995, and approved by the Senate, 96-3. Hearings ran for 300 hours over 60 sessions across 13 months, taking over 10,000 pages of testimony and 35,000 pages of depositions from almost 250 people,<ref name="wapo061996">[[David Maraniss]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/stories/wwtr960619.htm "The Hearings End Much as They Began"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', June 19, 1996. Accessed June 30, 2007.</ref> and culminating in an 800-page final majority report on June 18, 1996.<ref name="iht061996">Brian Knowlton, [http://www.iht.com/articles/1996/06/19/white.t_2.php "Republican Report Stokes the Partisan Fires : Whitewater Unchained"], ''[[International Herald-Tribune]]'', June 19, 1996. Accessed June 30, 2007.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The hearings did not receive much public interest:<ref name="wapo061996"/> they were televised on [[C-SPAN]], not the major networks; they were reported on in daily newspapers, but rarely made evening newscasts; media critics rated the hearings a "snooze"<ref name="wapo061996"/> - and there were few dramatic moments of testimony, as D'Amato and Chertoff were unable to find any "[[smoking gun]]s" for their case.<ref name="wapo061996"/> |
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Some key figures of the Senate Whitewater Committee were: |
Some key figures of the Senate Whitewater Committee were: |
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* [[Al D'Amato]] ([[Republican Party of the United States|Republican]] - [[New York]]), chair |
* [[Al D'Amato]] ([[Republican Party of the United States|Republican]] - [[New York (state)|New York]]), chair |
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* [[Paul Sarbanes]] ([[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] - [[Maryland]]), ranking member |
* [[Paul Sarbanes]] ([[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] - [[Maryland]]), ranking member |
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* [[Michael Chertoff]] - majority (Republican) counsel |
* [[Michael Chertoff]] - majority (Republican) counsel |
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* [[Richard Ben-Veniste]] - |
* [[Richard Ben-Veniste]] - minority (Democratic) counsel |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://whatreallyhappened.org/RANCHO/POLITICS/WW/white.html The Special Committee's Whitewater Report] |
* [http://whatreallyhappened.org/RANCHO/POLITICS/WW/white.html The Special Committee's Whitewater Report] |
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* [http://www.c-spanarchives.org/videoLibrary/organization.php?id=62996 The Special Committee's Whitewater Investigation hearings on C-SPAN] |
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 18 May 2024
The Senate Whitewater Committee, officially the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, was a special committee convened by the United States Senate during the Clinton administration to investigate the Whitewater controversy.
The committee was created by S.Res. 120[1] on May 17, 1995, and approved by the Senate, 96-3. Hearings ran for 300 hours over 60 sessions across 13 months, taking over 10,000 pages of testimony and 35,000 pages of depositions from almost 250 people,[2] and culminating in an 800-page final majority report on June 18, 1996.[3]
The hearings did not receive much public interest:[2] they were televised on C-SPAN, not the major networks; they were reported on in daily newspapers, but rarely made evening newscasts; media critics rated the hearings a "snooze"[2] - and there were few dramatic moments of testimony, as D'Amato and Chertoff were unable to find any "smoking guns" for their case.[2]
Some key figures of the Senate Whitewater Committee were:
- Al D'Amato (Republican - New York), chair
- Paul Sarbanes (Democratic - Maryland), ranking member
- Michael Chertoff - majority (Republican) counsel
- Richard Ben-Veniste - minority (Democratic) counsel
References
[edit]- ^ "A resolution establishing a special committee administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to conduct an investigation involving Whitewater Development Corporation, Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association, Capital Management Services, Inc., the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, and other related matters"
- ^ a b c d David Maraniss, "The Hearings End Much as They Began", The Washington Post, June 19, 1996. Accessed June 30, 2007.
- ^ Brian Knowlton, "Republican Report Stokes the Partisan Fires : Whitewater Unchained", International Herald-Tribune, June 19, 1996. Accessed June 30, 2007.