# Janet Reno's abuses blasted by U.S. Intelligence Court; John Ashcroft to the rescue.

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 23, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/janet-renos-abuses-blasted-by-u-s-intelligence-court-john-ashcroft-to-the-rescue/125236 "2002-08-23T13:56:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/janet-renos-abuses-blasted-by-u-s-intelligence-court-john-ashcroft-to-the-rescue/125236/21 "2002-08-23T23:13:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by xenophon41 \*  
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> Funny how it was “Clinton’s FBI” and “Reno’s FBI” which acted improperly prior to 2001, but in your [other thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=130436) reviling the FBI’s handling of the anthrax/Hatfill investigation neither Bush nor Ashcroft bear any responsibility…
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> Just funny’s all. \*\*

Point to you, bxenophon41\*\*. Bush and Ashcroft do deserve blame for the Hatfill smear – particularly for having taken no action to discipline the smearers, as far as I know.

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