Gergen on Berger:
'Innocent' actions
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- A former colleague said Tuesday
Clinton national security adviser Sandy Berger only took copies of documents
from the National Archives.
Berger was researching Clinton documents last summer in preparation
for testimony before the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks.
Former Clinton aide David Gergen, who worked with Berger in the White
House, was interviewed on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday and said of
Berger's actions, "I think it's more innocent than it looks."
Gergen said Berger was not attempting to remove anything critical
of the Clinton administration. Copies of the purportedly missing documents
apparently are widely dispersed, and Berger has said the Sept. 11 commission
received everything it asked for.
Sources confirm the FBI is investigating Berger's actions.
Gergen defended Berger in the "Today" interview.
"I have known Sandy Berger for a long time," he said.
"He would never do anything to compromise the security of the United
States."
Gergen also said he found it "suspicious" that news of
the investigation should surface just at the Sept. 11 commission is about
release its report.