Lawmaker Wants Probe Of Bush Guard Documents
POSTED: 3:02 pm EDT September 15,
2004
NEW YORK -- A top Republican in Congress wants a congressional investigation into the documents used by CBS News in a story about President George W. Bush's service in the National Guard. Some document experts are questioning whether a memo that was said to have come from one of Bush's commanders at the time was actually a fake. That memo indicated that Bush didn't follow orders to take a physical -- and that the commander was being pressured to boost Bush's performance ratings. A CBS News official said, "We continue to believe in this story." But Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Cox of California said there's a "growing abundance of evidence that CBS News has aided and abetted fraud." He wants a House subcommittee on telecommunications to look into the network's use of the documents. CBS hasn't commented on the request.According to CBS, Texans for Truth, a private anti-Bush group, offered a $50,000 reward for anyone who could prove Bush's claim that he fulfilled his service requirements.
Previous Stories:
- September 14, 2004: Bush Says He's Proud Of National Guard Record
- September 10, 2004: CBS Defends Memos On Bush's National Guard Service
- September 9, 2004: White House Blames Kerry Camp For National Guard Memos
- September 8, 2004: Controversial Bush National Guard Records Released
- July 24, 2004: Pentagon Finds Bush's 1972 Guard Payroll Records
- February 13, 2004: Bush Orders All Of His Vietnam-Era Records Released
- February 10, 2004: White House Releases Bush's Military Pay Records
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