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Attorney General Reno's Weekly Media Briefing, Oct. 19

WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 9:30 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2000 Q: Yes. (Laughter.) Ms. Reno, have you any comment at all on the beginning of the testimony of Wen Ho Lee this week to investigators? Have you -- can you say anything at all about it? ATTY GEN. RENO: No, it would not -- the debriefing should proceed, and I should not be commenting on it. Q: While we're on the subject of Wen Ho Lee, as long as we have Mr. Lee -- Mr. Bill Lann Lee here, I understand there was an internal department review to see if Mr. Lee was singled out for investigation because of his race. Can you tell us whether there has been any progress in that review; whether you're close to making an announcement? ATTY GEN. RENO: There have been determinations. What I am trying to do, as I have previously indicated, is to declassify and to obtain approval for the declassification of as much of the Bellows Report as possible so that everyone may be able to access all these issues.