Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) joined seventeen other Members of the Republican Party in calling on the Justice Department to administer a lie- detector test to former Clinton National Security Advisor Samuel R. Berger. Upon signing the
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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) joined seventeen other Members of the Republican Party in calling on the Justice Department to administer a lie- detector
test to former Clinton National Security Advisor Samuel R. Berger. Upon signing
the letter, Foxx issued the following statement:
“I believe the penalty for the crime Mr. Berger committed
was inadequate and unfortunate. He admitted to taking highly classified
documents on three occasions from the
National Archives. As part of his plea agreement, Mr. Berger was to be given a
polygraph test, and the Justice Department must follow through with this
agreement.
“The severity of this situation must be addressed. It is
imperative that Mr. Berger be held accountable and questioned about the extent
of his thievery of documents pertaining to President Clinton’s policy on
terrorism. The probability that documents were destroyed and stolen to prevent
their review by the 9/11 Commission is extremely disturbing.
“Justice must be served in this matter. Without the full
disclosure of historically relevant documents, the 9/11 Commission’s report may
very well be missing critical information. The actions of Mr. Berger are an
injustice to our nation and to the American people.”
