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== Criminal investigation == |
== Criminal investigation == |
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On [[July 19]], [[2004]], it was revealed that the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Justice Department]] was investigating Berger for taking classified documents from a [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] reading room where he was reviewing them prior to testifying before the 9/11 Commission. The documents were commissioned from [[Richard Clarke]] about the Clinton administration's handling of millennium terror threats. Berger maintained the removal was accidental and he cooperated with the investigation. |
On [[July 19]], [[2004]], it was revealed that the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Justice Department]] was investigating Berger for allegedly taking copies of classified documents, in October of last year, from a [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] reading room where he was reviewing them prior to testifying before the 9/11 Commission. The documents were commissioned from [[Richard Clarke]] about the Clinton administration's handling of millennium terror threats. Berger maintained the removal was accidental and he cooperated with the investigation. |
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Democrats voiced suspicion about the timing of the leak of the investigation. They suggested it might have been to distract attention from the release of the 9/11 Commission report later that week and the [[2004 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] the following week. |
Democrats voiced suspicion about the timing of the leak of the investigation. They suggested it might have been to distract attention from the release of the 9/11 Commission report later that week and the [[2004 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] the following week. |
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Revision as of 02:40, 31 July 2004
Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger (born October 28, 1945) served as National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001.
Berger earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1967 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1971. He began working in Texas for Senator George McGovern's presidential campaign. There, he met Bill Clinton, forming a friendship that would last for decades.
After the McGovern campaign ended Berger gained experience working in a variety of government posts, including deputy director of policy planning for the U.S. State Department. Later he urged Clinton to run for president. Berger served as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to Governor Clinton during the campaign, and as Assistant Transition Director for National Security of the 1992 Clinton-Gore Transition.
Berger was Clinton's national security advisor from 1997 to 2001. During his tenure he advised the President regarding ongoing operations in Iraq and responses to the terrorist bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
In 2004, Berger was called to testify before the 9/11 Commission regarding steps taken against terrorism during his tenure and the information he provided to his successor, Condoleezza Rice.
Criminal investigation
On July 19, 2004, it was revealed that the U.S. Justice Department was investigating Berger for allegedly taking copies of classified documents, in October of last year, from a National Archives reading room where he was reviewing them prior to testifying before the 9/11 Commission. The documents were commissioned from Richard Clarke about the Clinton administration's handling of millennium terror threats. Berger maintained the removal was accidental and he cooperated with the investigation.
Democrats voiced suspicion about the timing of the leak of the investigation. They suggested it might have been to distract attention from the release of the 9/11 Commission report later that week and the Democratic National Convention the following week.
Berger, who was then a foreign affairs advisor to John Kerry's presidential campaign, stepped aside until the issue was resolved.
| Preceded by: Anthony Lake |
National Security Advisor | Succeeded by: Condoleezza Rice |