FBI head rebuts report; accused of wrongdoing, Sessions claims charges unfair, inaccurate
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FBI director William S. Sessions has challenged a Jan 1993 report by the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility accusing him of misusing his office. Charges against him included the claiming of inappropriate tax exemptions, lack of concern with the improper appearance of official travel to places where relatives lived and receiving a friendship deal on his mortgage loan. Sessions claims the report was biased and that portions were leaked in a calculated attempt to libel him. Some observers feel President Clinton will pressure him to resign.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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Reviews mixed for fired FBI director; replacement Louis Freeh said to know the agency "from the bottom up." (William S. Sessions)
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The firing of FBI Director William S. Sessions and his replacement by Louis J. Freeh was met by mixed views on Sessions' tenure and unmitigated praise of Freeh. Sessions was praised for trying to protect the FBI's independence and working towards minority advancement. The latter earned him some opposition from white, male employees. He was criticized for possibly unethical lapses in his personal life. Freeh was described as having all of his predecessor's good points plus the high regard of insiders.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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FBI head investigated; critics charge Justice probe politically motivated
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The Dept of Justice's (DOJ) criminal investigation of FBI Director William S. Sessions has been dropped, but DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility is still conducting an ethics investigation of Sessions. Some Republicans charge that the investigation is politically motivated, while critics of Sessions cite the Director's allegedly ineffective management style and delays in settling race discrimination charges by FBI employees.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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