Waxman Presses NBC on Election-Night Videos.(Henry Waxman)(Brief Article)

Multichannel News, August, 2001 by HEARN, TED

WASHINGTON -- Claiming NBC has been less than candid, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is continuing his fight to force the network to surrender alleged videotapes from election night last November to determine whether General Electric Co. chairman and CEO Jack Welch inappropriately, influenced the network's call of the presidential race.

In a four-page letter to NBC president and chief operating officer Andrew Lack, dated last Thursday, Waxman demanded that NBC turn over the tapes or he would "be required to seek other means" of compelling the network's compliance. Waxman aide Phil Schiliro said the lawmaker was referring to a congressional subpoena. If Congress is in session, the subpoena would have to be issued by the GOP-controlled House Subcommittee...

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