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John Murtha — Part 27
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Republican implicated in the
FBlI*bribery’ investigation, be
expelled from “the. House
Republican ; Conference and
denied up to $6, 000 inGOR cam-
paign assistance. _
LA meeting of {he House GOP
Conference composed - of: all
'House Republican members
was called for: today ! 10 act on
the recommendation. ,
Kelly has said he accepted
"($25,000 from FBI‘agents posing .
as representatives of an Arab
Sheik: but! ‘only for his own ‘in:
vestigation of what he thought
were crooks.
Int another ‘development,
Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr-,
D-Mass. rejected. Kelly" S$ re-
quest that he’intervene in the
FBI's subpoena ! for Kelly's of-
fice records for’ the’ past’ 13,
months:
‘An aide to Kelly Said. the
Florida > -congressman wanted
the subpoena limited torécords
related to the FBI case and not
cover, private, constituent mail
, Philip- B. ‘Heymann sent ‘the
‘aresolution th thatwouldorderall_; tain the public
atv altars he Nae OT ed
a Kally
-evigence in the PBL investigal
In‘ response to a. Justice
Departmeiit appeal, ‘the com;
mittee yoted 27- -0torécommend| z
that tie House defeat a resolu-
tion that would order the FBI to)
turn ‘the evidence over to
‘Congress.in 30 days.
“If the prosecutions. should
sfail for: any reason :then we;
‘would be blamed for: fouling up
the prosecutions,” Rep. Harold
S, Sawyer, R-Mich, said:
Assistant /Attorney- General
committée* “a-letter’ urging ’ fe:
jection: of the.démiand ‘for:
videotapes sand: all’ other FBI
“evidence in the‘case, in- which
‘eight members of- Congress!
have been implicated.
Heymann repeated his es-j-
timate that indictments against
any of.the eight members: of
“Congress, implicated in the in-
vestigation will take . about
three months. +
_The-resolution seeking. the,
FBI evidence, was introduc
’s confidence. |
and papers. by Rep. “Peter A, Peyser, D Cheracter:
Earlier, the! House Judiciary N.Y. -who,contended Congres (Z
Committee unanimous y must “quickly investigate ith or : 87- 15542-0
‘recommended House defeat of allegations on its own to main Classification:
(indicate page, name of
newspaper, city and state.)
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House. Republican: leaders _tion turn over tot e House i TT
‘{recommended-yesterday-that 30'days.. . “Richmond Times-
Rep. Richard Kelly, the’ only ispatch
_Richmond, Va. «
Date: 2/21/80
Edition: Morning
Title: ABSCAM
Submitting Office: Rj ehmond
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