Did Money Buy Marc Rich a Presidential Pardon?
Aired February 8, 2001 – 3:17 p.m. ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JACK QUINN, ATTORNEY FOR MARC RICH: I remain to this day, absolutely and unshakably convinced that the prosecutors constructed a legal house of cards in this indictment. At the heart of this case is a tax charge that I do believe is meritless. REP. HENRY WAXMAN (D), CALIFORNIA: Think about it for a minute. One week, Marc Rich is on the Justice Department’s list of the 10 most wanted, and the next week, he’s given a presidential pardon. The Rich pardon is a bad precedent. It appears to set a double standard for the wealthy and the powerful, and it is an end run around the judicial process. (END VIDEO CLIP) BOBBIE BATTISTA, HOST: Did money buy this man’s presidential pardon? Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to this abbreviated version of TALKBACK LIVE. The hearings into Marc Rich’s pardon are in a short break at this time, and we will return
