Committee Activities in Past Congresses

Clinton Pardons

In the 106th Congress, the Committee held hearings and issued a report regarding clemency decisions by President Clinton in the final days of his tenure

Minority Members Submit Views on Clinton Pardon Report
Minority members of the Government Reform Committee respond to the majority's report, "Justice Undone: Clemency Decisions in the Clinton White House." The minority's response concludes that the pardons were the result of a clemency process in disarray and poor judgment. The majority's report, however, does not recite facts and draw reasonable conclusions. Rather, it mixes facts with suppositions, unfairly questions the motives and integrity of the individuals involved, and makes numerous unsupported allegations of wrongdoing.
- Minority Views on the Clinton Pardon Report
- Attachment: Exhibits 1-7
- Rep. Waxman's March 14 Statement

Other Information Regarding the Committee's Pardons Investigations
- Rep. Waxman's Statement - "The Controversial Pardon of International Fugitive Marc Rich -- Day Two”
- Rep. Waxman's Statement - "The Controversial Pardon of International Fugitive Marc Rich”
- Minority Staff, Examples of Controversial Pardons by Previous Presidents Report