Savings and Loan Senate Ethics Investigation
1990-11-16T09:30:29-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTNlXC8wMTUwMTAtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==At the beginning of the hearing, the counsel for Sen. Cranston
requested that Sen. Helms recuse himself from participation in the
hearing because of comments made by Sen. Helms about Sen. Cranston
during Helms' recent Senate campaign. After hearing from Sen.
Cranston’s attorney, Sen. Helms, and the Senate counsel, the
committee retired to deliberate the issue. When the committee
returned, the chairman announced that the decision was not the
committee’s, but was Sen. Helms' decision. Sen. Helms declined to
recuse himself. Sen. Rudman made a brief statement testifying to
Sen. Helms' impartiality.
The committee’s chief counsel continued his introductory remarks
presenting the case against Sen. Cranston. Sen. Cranston was not
present for the morning session.
requested that Sen. Helms recuse himself from participation in the
hearing because of comments made by Sen. Helms about Sen. Cranston
during Helms' recent Senate campaign. After hearing from Sen.
Cranston’s attorney, Sen. Helms, and the Senate counsel, the
committee retired to deliberate the issue. When the committee
returned, the chairman announced that the decision was not the
committee’s, but was Sen. Helms' decision. Sen. Helms declined to
recuse himself. Sen. Rudman made a brief statement testifying to
Sen. Helms' impartiality.
The committee’s chief counsel continued his introductory remarks
presenting the case against Sen. Cranston. Sen. Cranston was not
present for the morning session.
At the beginning of the hearing, the counsel for Sen. Cranston requested that Sen. Helms recuse himself from participation in the hearin… read more
At the beginning of the hearing, the counsel for Sen. Cranston
requested that Sen. Helms recuse himself from participation in the
hearing because of comments made by Sen. Helms about Sen. Cranston
during Helms' recent Senate campaign. After hearing from Sen.
Cranston’s attorney, Sen. Helms, and the Senate counsel, the
committee retired to deliberate the issue. When the committee
returned, the chairman announced that the decision was not the
committee’s, but was Sen. Helms' decision. Sen. Helms declined to
recuse himself. Sen. Rudman made a brief statement testifying to
Sen. Helms' impartiality.
The committee’s chief counsel continued his introductory remarks
presenting the case against Sen. Cranston. Sen. Cranston was not
present for the morning session. close
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