August 2, 1994 - Part 3
August 2, 1994 - Part 3
(13:15:49) Senator HATCH. Actually, you understood that Mr.Stephanop oulos thought Mr. Stephens should be fired, didn't you? Mr. STEINER. Mr. Stephanopoulos said be thought it was a con- flict of interest and asked whether that conflict of interest should preclude him from serving in that capacity, and I said, to the best of my recollection, that even if it did preclude him, there was noth- ing we could do about it. Senator HATCH. in your deposition, your answer was he first inquired as to how be had been hired and I relayed to him the same information I relayed to either Mr. Stem or Mr. Podesta. He said that he thought it was a terrible conflict of interest for Mr. Stephens to be working on the case given that Mr. Stephens bad been a vocal critic of the Administration. He suggested that the conflict of interest should disqualify him from working on the case. Mr. STEINER. I believe that's what I just said, yes. Senator HATCH. Jean Hanson told us, both in her deposition and her hearing testimony, that you told her that people you bad talked 373 to in the White House wanted to get rid of Jay Stephens. Do you disagree with Ms. Hanson on that characterization? Mr. STEINER. I have no recollection of saying that to Ms. Hanson.