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Article: Reno starts inquiry into Gore, money Justice Department to examine campaign finance allegations
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 27, 1998
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Attorney General Janet Reno on Wednesday triggered a 90-day
Justice Department inquiry of campaign finance allegations involving
Vice President Al Gore that could lead to an investigation by an
independent counsel, officials said.
A focus of the inquiry, which must be approved by a three-judge
panel that oversees the implementation of the Independent Counsel
Act, will be notes from a Gore aide that appear to contradict the
vice president's account of his role in fund raising for the 1996
campaign.
A Justice Department statement released late Wednesday said it
"will not be in position today to confirm any reports or make any
further comment on its campaign finance investigation."
But two ...