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US Treasury seeks probe into papers taken by OâNeill
The U.S. Treasury has asked the U.S. inspector generalâs office to investigate how a possibly classified document appeared on Sunday in a televised interview of ex-Treasury Secretary Paul OâNeill, a department spokesman said on Monday. "Itâs based on the (CBS program) â60 Minutesâ segment, and Iâll be even more clear — the document as shown on â60 Minutesâ that said âsecret,"â Treasury spokesman Rob Nichols told reporters at a weekly briefing. Oops! In a new book about his term as Treasury chief, OâNeill, who left the job in December 2002 in a shake-up of President George W. Bushâs economic team, criticized White House policies and provided author Ron Suskind with thousands of administration documents. While Nichols said it is customary for departing officials to take documents when they leave, this probe will focus on how possibly classified information appeared on a television interview as one of OâNeillâs papers. I love it when a plan comes together. Posted by: Steve 2004-01-12 |
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