Tag: Federico Pena
Posted on Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 08:13:00 AM EST
Tags: Bill Richardson, Federico Pena (all tags)
Via Politico, Obama aides are now saying Richardson was pressed for information about the federal grand jury investigation into a possible "pay for play" situation and was not forthcoming. Others are putting the blame on Obama's transition team, saying the vetting of Richardson was inadequate.
There's also a second area of inquiry Republicans were likely to focus on during Richardson's confirmation hearings.
In addition, Senate Republicans told Politico ahead of Richardson's confirmation hearing that they were looking into questions about Richardson’s connection to a San Diego-based software company that came under investigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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