October 14, 2004

Kirk Tampers With Congressional Record to Cover-Up His Admission of his C.I.A. Connection

In an attempt to conceal his recent admission that he works for the C.I.A., Mark Kirk (Republican – 10th District, IL) has inserted a fictitious statement into the Congressional Record. Kirk tampered with the record on October 7, 2004, shortly after Lee Goodman, his Democratic opponent, announced that Goodman had obtained a videotape in which Kirk stated he was working for the C.I.A.

Kirk started out his campaign of deception by lying to reporters about what he said on the floor of Congress on June 23. On that day, while speaking in the House of Representatives, Kirk admitted to working for the C.I.A. while he was a member of Congress. On July 2, Goodman called attention to Kirk’s admission.

Kirk immediately denied having made the statement, even though it was recorded in the Congressional Record. He told the reporters that the Congressional Record was in error. He said he would correct the Congressional Record, but he never did. Kirk further indicated that he had obtained a videotape of what he said in Congress, and he assured the reporters that the videotape corroborated his story. Over a period of three and a half months, Kirk never revealed the truth about what he had said.

The Goodman for Congress campaign was able to obtain a copy of the videotape, which contradicts Kirk’s story. The Goodman campaign announced its intention to screen the tape for reporters and the public. Upon learning that Goodman had the tape, Kirk tried once again to cover-up his admission of his C.I.A. connection by introducing into the Congressional Record a statement saying he “was misquoted in the Congressional Record.” Kirk then inserted a false transcript of what he said into the Congressional Record.

“The truth is on the tape,” said Goodman.

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