motion. Some of the items we are able to present to the com 7 If you want to submit something for introduction in the record, this would be a proper time with regard to the motion we just had considered. Mr.Robinson. I would ask Mr. Hart be permitted to address what exhibits we have and move their admission. This is Dennis M. Hart who works with me. Mr. Hart. Mr. Chairman, we have several exhibits which we have already shown to special counsel and they have copies of them. We only have one full set for the committee. We can make others if the committee needs them. The first thing we have are what we call the Shick records, hospital records of Congressman Jenrette from his hospitalization in 1979. The Chairman. Do they relate to the first motion? I don't remember health being placed in the first one. Mr. Robinson. Health was a matter that was an issue in all of the proceedings in the trial, the matter which was a 22 23 part of the defense. Mr. Hart. I should explain, Mr. Chairman, that this was an 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 166 17 18 exhibit introduced by the defense at trial. It is Mr. Prettyman's position that he would allow certain exhibits to be reproduced in the record and that those that he decided were not relevant was the burden of Congressman Jenrette to produce. Our problem is, we cannot produce all of them by this date. The ones we can produce we would like to produce now. Prettyman. In regard to that exhibit, I would like Mr. to correct what was just said. Counsel wanted to designate for inclusion in the printed record selected pages from the so-called Shick records. I told him that I had no objection to the Shick records going into the printed volume, but that I thought the entire Shick records should go in, rather than have counsel select out certain pages which they thought were to their advantage when in fact the entire Shick record had gone into the trial record. The response was that the congressman had determined that he would prefer to have one copy of the entire record be made a part of the committee's records, but not be made part 19 Mr. Robinson. The reason for this, these are matters that deal with this public record now, Mr. Jenrette's alcoholism, that he was being treated for before ABSCAM came at him and during ABSCAM, while they had not surfaced. There are some 2 3 very personal matters in here. We were wanting the committee to have opportunity to review the dates on these visits to an alcoholism center, and 4 the treatment and diagnosis and the fact he was suffering from blackouts at that time. We didn't think we had to put in a bound 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 volume for the world to see the degree of these personal matters. The counsel for the committee has repeatedly said well, All right, the book is getting too thick, but here are records that would make it much thicker. All we wanted was the cover sheet, or some things that deal with the exact admission, records, dates, diagnosis and treatment. We didn't think you had to get into statements 14 15 records but only one copy for the committee that will not be in the bound volume. You all can do as you wish with them. I think they should be matters that the committee should consider. We didn't think they should be in these bound volumes that 21 All right. There is no objection. 1 The Chairman. That will be admitted. 3 7 10 11 (The document referred to was marked Exhibit A for identification and received in evidence.) The Chairman. What is the next one? Apparent+ Mr. Robinson. We have an exhibit dealing with some these exhibits. I understand that they have not been shown to him. If he wanted to look them over during lunch, they are basically copies of insurance documents and were admitted 12 in the trial, that Mr. Jenrette was getting his affairs in 13 order during the ABSCAM matter on his insurance because he had 14 reason to believe he was going to be killed by people who turned out to be FBI agents. There is very strong evidence about the defense of duress which the Judge did not instruct on, but he left the evidence in for the jury. I think it is very compelling evidence, just what Mr. Mr. Prettyman. I was not informed that this would be offered, but I have no objection. The Chairman. It will be admitted without objection. 5 6 8 9 10 11 122 FBI agent David Burch. Now he is the witness who testified a couple of times at the trial. He ran the video camera at the W Street Townhouse. When he came on February 2nd to interview Jenrette, unknown to him Rita Jenrette tape recorded, and unknown to Mr. Jenrette as well, she ABSCAMED him and tape recorded the conversation at the top of the stairs. In there we have a transcript prepared; I believe we have the tape as well for the committee. It basically shows 13 that when the FBI identified themselves and the FBI said it was 15 an undercover operation, Mr. Jenrette's reaction was he was 16 glad, which was consistent with our theory that he thought he 17 was in danger from the Mafia and he was relieved that whether or not he was involved in something that is going to cause all these problems caused, he was real happy that they weren't Mafia. The Chairman. Do you have objection? Mr. Prettyman. Yes. I have offered to make part of the record the tape itself. However, the tape, parts of it were very difficult to understand and Mr. Vardaman, one of Mr. 24 Jenrette's attorneys, made his own version of what he thought 25 |