Pike Report book

“confidentiality. The Ford administration was able to prevail upon the full house of representatives not to release the Pike report. Some 246 representatives voted to suppress the report against 124 for its release. When television reporter …”

“After consultation with the Attorney General, President Ford intervened on November 19, 1975, writing Otis Pike that the subpoenaed documents had been legitimately withheld. The committee responded by voting to cite Kissinger for contempt o…”

“and they're going to vote their American Legion post, unquote. But counter to President Ford's wishes, the Pike report was leaked, and major portions were printed in two installments in a New York weekly called The Village Voice. Subsequent…”

“confidentiality. The Ford administration was able to prevail upon the full house of representatives not to release the Pike report. Some 246 representatives voted to suppress the report against 124 for its release. When television reporter …”

“though it was discovered that the initial leak had been to Daniel's score. Ironically, Gerald Ford might have done better with the initial House committee leadership. The original choice for chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence …”

“Penalties would include expulsion from Congress. For its part, the CIA recommended numerous deletions from the Pike Report for reasons of national security. A number of these were accepted, but about 150 deletions were rejected despite prio…”