ELECTIONS & POLITICS / AFL-CIO / TEAMSTERS
FEC to Withhold Previously Disclosed AFL-CIO, Union Records
As previously reported, the Fed. Election Comm'n
removed a completed Matter Under Review file from the public record
in May which reportedly included sworn statements from AFL-CIO president
John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Richard L. Trumka, ex-Teamsters
political director William W. Hamilton, and ex-Clinton-Gore advisor Tony
Coelho. The 6,024 pages reportedly included an exhaustive survey of union
political activity.
Now, FEC says it pulled the AFL-CIO case file for "administrative purposes" because of the possibility that some documents in it should not have been included on the public record. Reportedly, when the review of the matter is complete, the file is expected to go back on the public record, according to FEC. Thus, some of the 6,024 pages is expected to be withheld from the public. [BNA 6/11/01]
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