The SEC Chair's "Recusal" in the Frist Matter
From Reuters:
Sep 26, 2005 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Christopher Cox, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said on Monday he has recused himself from an SEC probe of sales of stock in hospital company HCA Inc. by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a former congressional colleague of Cox.
"The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission have commenced a review of sales of HCA stock by a blind trust established by the U.S. Senate Majority Leader," Cox said in a statement.
"Because of my service in the congressional leadership for the last 10 years, I have recused myself in this matter," he said.
Cox's campaign committee donated $1,000 to Frist's 2000 re-election campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records made available by PoliticalMoneyLine, a non-partisan group that tracks money in politics.
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I guess this means that Cox is not going to hassle the hell out of Linda Chatman Thomsen and her crew.