July 27, 1995 - Part 4
July 27, 1995 - Part 4
(15:00:38) Mr. SALTER. That's correct. Mr. KRAVITZ. Now, you participated in the drafting and the issuance of a formal report that was given to higher-up officials at the FBI following that investigation; correct? Mr. SALTER. That's correct. Mr. KRAVITZ. That report concluded a number of things. First, it concluded that there was no evidence to contradict the report by Steve Neuwirth that he found the torn-up note in the bottom of Mr. Foster's briefcase on July 26, 1993; correct? Mr. SALTER. Correct. Mr. KRAVITZ. You also found and concluded in your report that there was no evidence to suggest that the torn-up note was somewhere other than the bottom of Mr. Foster's briefcase at the time of the search of the office on July 22, 1993; correct? Mr. SALTER. That's correct. Mr. KRAVITZ. Perhaps most important, you found and concluded in your report that there was no evidence to suggest that any White House official attempted or intended to conceal the torn-up note or its contents from law enforcement officials; is that right? Mr. SALTER, That's correct. Mr. KRAVITZ. Indeed, you concluded and you reported that the explanations for the delay in turning over the note to law enforcement officials between July 26 and July 27 were truthful and consistent? Mr. SALTER. Yes, they were. 563 Mr. KRAVITZ. Now, just on the subject of your understanding on July 21 versus what Mr. Adams' understanding may have been that same day as to the procedures for the next day, you're certainly aware that there may have been discussions that Mr. Adams might have had with White House officials outside of your presence; is that correct? Mr. SALTER. Yes, there were a number of discussions that I was not there for. Mr. KRAVITZ. So the testimony you gave before was your understanding based on conversations you participated in? Mr. SALTER. Yes. Mr. KRAVITZ. As part of the FBI's investigation into the handling of the note, you interviewed Maggie Williams; correct? Mr. SALTER. Yes, I did. Mr. KRAVITZ. During that interview, Ms. Williams told you that she removed nothing from Mr. Foster's office on the night of July 20, 1993; correct? Mr. SALTER. That's correct. Mr. KRAVITZ. The night of Mr. Foster's suicide? Mr. SALTER. Yes. Mr. KRAVITZ. Now, you found Ms. Williams to be a truthful witness; isn't that right? Mr. SALTER. Yes, I believe she was truthful. Mr. KRAVITZ. Specifically, you found her truthful when she told you that she did not remove anything from Mr. Foster's office on the night of Mr. Foster's suicide? Mr. SALTER. Yes. Mr. KRAVITZ. You base that on your observations of Ms. Williams' demeanor during the interview; correct? Mr. SALTER. Her demeanor during the interview and the information I got from other interviews. Mr. KRAVITZ. In other words, the information that Ms. Williams gave you in her interview was consistent with information you learned from other witnesses you spoke with? Mr. SALTER. Yes, it was. Mr. KRAVITZ. I think that's all I have. The CHAIRMAN. Senator Hatch. OPENING COMMENTS OF SENATOR ORRIN G. HATCH Senator HATCH. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to welcome all of you here and I appreciate your testimony. Mr. Adams, I appreciate your willingness to testify. I understand your birthday is on the 28th. I hope we can finish in time for you to be able to celebrate it. Mr. ADAMS. I concur, Senator. Senator HATCH. Frankly, I'm heartened by the White House decision this week to finally start down the road of cooperation with the Committee's investigation by releasing the papers that Mr. Kendall has, but that's only part of the papers. Now that they realize an attorney-client privilege doesn't apply, I really hope they realize that executive privilege doesn't either in this particular case, and I think the White House should move quickly to make available the other Whitewater documents in their possession because, as I understand it, the agreement does not cover documents found 564 in Vince Foster's office that were not transferred to the law firm of Williams & Connolly, but were instead kept by the White House, and these may include-in fact, they would include documents Mr. Hubbell maintained as well. So I hope that they'll consider that as well.