Babbitt Prober

An independent counsel has been named to investigate whether Interior Secretary Babbitt lied to Congress about a decision to reject an Indian casino license. The appointment of Carol Bruce, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor who served as a deputy independent counsel in investigating former Attorney General Edwin Meese, is the sixth such appointment during the Clinton era.

An independent counsel has been named to investigate whether Interior Secretary Babbitt lied to Congress about a decision to reject an Indian casino license. The appointment of Carol Bruce, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor who served as a deputy independent counsel in investigating former Attorney General Edwin Meese, is the sixth such appointment during the Clinton era.