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Ms. Goodling testified about her knowledge of plans to dismiss several U.S. attorneys at the Justice Department, the role the White House might have played in the decision, and her duties at…

Professor Michael Gottesman, Georgetown University Law Center, moderated this discussion on the proper boundary between privacy and the press role as a watchdog over the public interest. The…

Members of the General Oversight and Investigations Panel convened to look at the relationship of Arizona Governor Fife Symington with the Southwest Savings and Loan Association, and the pur…

The Senate Ethics Committee ended eight weeks of hearings on the conduct of five senators in the failure of the Lincoln Savings and Loan, a California banking institution. The senators were …

Senator Dennis DeConcini continued his testimony before the Senate Ethics committee under cross-examination by Robert Bennett, special counsel to the Select Ethics committee.

The committee continued to hear testimony from Senator Donald Riegle (D-MI), one of five Senators under investigation by the Senate Select Ethics committee for allegedly receiving campaign c…

Senator Alan Cranston was excused from testifying before the Senate Ethics committee on the grounds that his treatment for prostate cancer left him too ill to undergo the stress of public qu…

Senator John McCain (R-AZ), one of the five senators under investigation by the Senate Select Ethics Committee, testified before the Committee.

Rosemary Stewart, former director of enforcement at the Office of Thrift Supervision, testified that she was not pressured by any of the five senators being investigated to cease examination…

Direct questioning of Mr. Grogan concerning his role in the Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal continued from the morning session. Mr. Grogan was Charles Keating’s “middleman” in giving money …

Mr. Stevens testified that Sen. DeConcini asked him two weeks ago to submit a sworn statement detrimental to Sen. McCain because Sen. McCain was receiving special treatment from the Ethics C…

Mr. Van Raab testified that any contacts Sen. DeConcini had with customs officials was always firm but fair. Statements supporting Sen. DeConcini were read into the record from Senators Stro…

Gov. Mofford testified before the committee as a character witness for Sen. DeConcini. She provides examples of the help that Sen. DeConcini offered for his Arizona constituents. The Senat…

Mr. Black continued his testimony during the afternoon.

William Black, general counsel for the Western Region Office of Thrift Supervision, testified before the Senate Ethics Committee about the actions of five U.S. senators on behalf of Charles …

Edwin Gray, a former top federal regulator, testified that Senator Dennis DeConcini improperly offered him a deal on behalf of Lincoln Savings and Loan owner Charles Keating. He also sai…

Ms. Sedlmayr responded to earlier statements by Senator DeConcini and admitted that she had advised Senator DeConcini against any association with Mr. Keating. Edwin Gray, a former top regu…

Mr. DeConcini acknowledged that Ms. Sedlmayr had advised him to avoid Mr. Keating. Ms. Sedlmayr testified that she believed that the conference on April 2 had been arranged by Senator Riegle…

Western regional director for the Office of Thrift Supervision Michael Patriarca testified that Senator DeConcini had negotiated with him for special treatment of the Lincoln Savings and Loa…

The fourth day of hearings of the Senate Ethic Committee’s “Keating Five” investigatio included the testimony of Gwendolyn Van Paasschen, economic assistant to Senator McCain. Her testimony …