Intimidation ABC: Homeland Inspector General says he was pressured to "tone down" criticism of Bush before election. Brian Ross: "Th
April 30, 2006

Intimidation

ABC: Homeland Inspector General says he was pressured to "tone down" criticism of Bush before election.

Brian Ross:

"The former inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security says he was pressured to tone down criticism of security failures in the months before the 2004 Presidential election. Clark Kent Ervin says he was confronted personally by then Secretary Tom Ridge “to intimidate me, to stare me down, to force me to back off, to not look into these areas that would be controversial, not to issue critical reports...read on"

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