FILENAME: A:\XTRACT\26833.DAT TUE 3/22/1994, 08:13 DISK 115261 Sector 26833: :..." nch employees. I can't think of a.better office to determine whether these meet ings raise any ethics or.conflicts issues.. ( # . . . . . ..0.&.&. . . . . . e . . . . . < . . . . .Q...X.....x..How long will it take the Office of Go vernment Ethics to provide you. with its conclusions?. (#. .e.f. A...X.....x.. Treasury has asked that OGE's review be conducted expeditiously, bu t.I can't commit them to a time frame. I understand that OGE has asked. for a me eting with Special Counsel Fiske FILENAME: A:\XTRACT\26834.DAT TUE 3/22/1994, 08:13 DISK 115261 Sector 26834: Office to discuss OGE's....g.A.....their.. .e. ..e. work.in this matter, but I do not 0⭑ ...x..Didn't Congressman Wolf ask know the status of their discussions with. Mr. Fiske. . (#... .<.....Q...X..... .&.&..... to have Treasury's Inspector General.conduct an investigation?. (#. f... ..A...X.....x.. Yes, he did, and Treasury's Acting Inspector General had However, when the Inspector General learn decided to.initiate an investigation. ed.that the Treasury Department Sector 26834: Office to discuss OGE's....g.A... 0* their.... work. in this matter, but I do not know the status of their discussions with. Mr. Fiske. . (#.... .&.&... e. . . . . :Q. . .X.....x.. Didn't Congressman Wolf ask to have Treasury's Inspector General.conduct an investigation?. (#.. f... < . . . . .A...X.....x.. Yes, he did, and Treasury's Acting Inspector General had However, when the Inspector General learn decided to. initiate an investigation. ed. that the Treasury Department Sector 26834: Office to discuss OGE's....g.A.....their... work.in this matter, but I do not (#.... know the status of their discussions with. Mr. Fiske. .&.&.... ..e. .0⭑ < . . . . .Q. . .X.....x.. Didn't Congressman Wolf ask to have Treasury's Inspector General.conduct an investigation?. (#. f...<.....A...X.....x.. Yes, he did, and Treasury's Acting Inspector General had However, when the Inspector General learn decided to.initiate an investigation. ed.that the Treasury Department FILENAME: A:\XTRACT\26835.DAT TUE 3/22/1994, 08:13 DISK 115261 Sector 26835: ha....g.A... .Q...X.. .d received a subpoena from the Special. Counsel, he contacted Spe cial Counsel Fiske before beginning the. investigation. Mr. Fiske does not want him to investigate....g.A... and the IG. has agreed not to do so.....g.A.. (#..... ..T.. ..0*.&.&. . . .D. : ... ..x.. Isn't it true that the Office of Government Ethics does not conduct. investi gations; that it only provides assessments based on investigations.conducted by other agencies?. (#. ...... Sector 26835: .T. .e . 0 * . & . & . . . .D.:..." .e.... ha....g.A. ....d received a subpoena from the Special. Counsel, he contacted Spe cial Counsel Fiske before beginning the.investigation. Mr. Fiske does not want him to investigate....g.A....... and the IG. has agreed not to do so.....g.A..... (#. ....Q...X.. ..x.. Isn't it true that the Office of Government Ethics does not conduct.investi gations; that it only provides assessments based on investigations.conducted by other agencies?. (#. .e .e. Sector 26835: ha....g.A.. ..d received a subpoena from the Special. Counsel, he contacted Spe cial Counsel Fiske before beginning the. investigation. Mr. Fiske does not want him to investigate....g.A. and the IG. has agreed not to do so.....g. A..... (#..... .T. .0.&.&... .D.:..." .e..... < .....Q...X. .x.. Isn't it true that the Office of Government Ethics does not conduct. investi gations; that it only provides assessments based on investigations.conducted by other agencies?. (#.. Sector 26835: ...e ha....g.A.......d received a subpoena from the Special. Counsel, he contacted Spe cial Counsel Fiske before beginning the. investigation. Mr. Fiske does not want him to investigate....g.A....... and the IG. has agreed not to do so.....g.A. . . . . . . (# . . . . . . . " ...T.. . 0 * . & . & . . . .D.:..." e.. ..Q...X.. ..x.. Isn't it true that the Office of Government Ethics does not conduct.investi gations; that it only provides assessments based on investigations.conducted by other agencies?. (#. FILENAME: A:\XTRACT\26836.DAT TUE 3/22/1994, 08:13 DISK 115261 Sector 26836: ve g.A. ..... .A. . .X. . . . .x..Yes, that's right, and all I ha.. 9.A. asked OGE to do was to provide their assessment based on facts to be assem bled with the help of Treasury.staff.. (#.. 0.&.&.. <.....Q...X....x.. Why didn't you ask Treasury's Inspector Gen eral to investigate the meetings with White House staff?. (#.. .e.f...<. .A. . .X.....x..Because the allegations that were made involved ethics and conf lict of interest questions, and Sector 26836: ...... .A...X.....x..Yes, that's right, and all I ha......g. A. ve.. g.A.. asked OGE to do was to provide their assessment based on facts to be assem bled with the help of Treasury.staff.. (#... . . . . " . ....0*. & &:.. e......... .Q...x....x..Why didn't you ask Treasury's Inspector Gen eral to investigate the meetings with White House staff?. (# .. e.f...<. .A...X.....x.. Because the allegations that were made involved ethics and conf lict of interest questions, and Sector 26836: ..<.....A...X. ...x.. Yes, that's right, and all I ha....g.A. ve.. g.A.. asked OGE to do was to provide their assessment based on facts to be assem bled with the help of Treasury.staff.. (#. ....0.&. &...... ..ẹ. . . . . < . . . Q. X....x..Why didn't you ask Treasury's Inspector Gen eral to investigate the meetings with White House staff?. (#. .e.f...<. .A. . . X. . . . .x.. Because the allegations that were made involved ethics and conf lict of interest questions, and FILENAME: A:\XTRACT\26837.DAT DISK 115261 TUE 3/22/1994, 08:14 Sector 26837: ...g.A. the Office of Government Ethics is the proper.authority to resolve such issues.. (#.... .. 0⭑. &. & . . . . ....e.....<.....Q...x.....x..W hy didn't you refer this matter to the .....Special ....g.A....... Couns el?. (#..........X. ........e.D...<.....A...X.. .x..The S....g.A.......pecial C .g.A. ..ounsel makes his own decisions about what to investigate. The Spe cial Counsel has now issued a subpoena to the Department, and. Treasury will coop erate fully with the Special Cou Sector 26837: .A...X. the Office of Government Ethics is the proper.authority to resolve such issues.. (#.. ..0*.&.&.. ....Q...x.....x..W hy didn't you refer this matter to the ....g.A. .Special ....g.A.......Couns el?. (#. .e.D.. .x..The S.. -9.A.. ....g.A... .ounsel makes his own decisions about what to investigate. cial Counsel has now issued a subpoena to the Department, and. Treasury will coop erate fully with the Special Cou Sector 26837: e. .pecial C The Spe .Q...x.....x..W the Office of Government Ethics is the proper.authority to resolve such issues.. (#.. ..0.&.&... hy didn't you refer this matter to the .g.A. ..Couns el?. (#. ..g.A. .X... .Special .g.A. .e.D...< .A...X. ..x.. The S....g.A.. ..pecial C ounsel makes his own decisions about what to investigate. The Spe cial Counsel has now issued a subpoena to the Department, and. Treasury will coop erate fully with the Special Cou Sector 26837: the Office of Government Ethics is the proper.authority to resolve such issues.. (#.. ..0*.&.&.. hy didn't you refer this matter to the ....g.A. el?. (#. ....g.A. .x... .....e.D...<.....A...X. . e . . . . . < .....Q...x.....x..W .Special ....g.A....... Couns .x..The S....g.A.. ...pecial C .ounsel makes his own decisions about what to investigate. The Spe cial Counsel has now issued a subpoena to the Department, and. Treasury will coop erate fully with the Special Cou |