The committee also released information suggesting that the campaign to win a pardon for Rich began significantly earlier than was previously known. Quinn testified that he had no recollection of any such discussion, but he did not rule out the idea of early pardon discussions. Finally, committee lawyers are preparing to examine the donor records of the Clinton library. The next step, which will take place on Friday, will be for them to see the amounts of those donations and the dates they were given. Because of their long and painstakingly detailed investigation of the campaign finance scandal, experts on Burton's staff are familiar with the names of most people who have given large sums of money to the Democratic party and Clinton-related causes over the years.
Congressional sources say there are some unfamiliar names on the library donor list.
Investigators will want to find out who those people are and whether they gave their own money to the library.