Heritage's escape. (Iran-contra committee investigators obtained subpoena for Heritage Foundation documents) (Beltway Bandits) (column)
Nation, The, January, 1988 by Corn, David; Morley, Jefferson
Heritage's Escape
Was there a quickening of the pulse at the Heritage Foundation last year, when officials of the think tank learned that the Iran/contra committees' investigators had obtained a subpoena for Heritage documents? If so, it did not last long.
Recall that evidence produced by the committees during the hearings showed that Heritage had laundered $100,000 for a private contra support network tied to Lieut. Col. Oliver North. Discovery of that transaction piqued the interest of some committee staff members, and a subpoena was issued for internal Heritage records, according to one committee aide. But it was quashed before it could be put to use, the source said. The reason for the turnaround? Republican pressure designed to steer the...
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