WITHOUT OBJECTION. I HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS LETTER FOR THE FIRST TIME A FEW MINUTES AGO. THERE IS APPARENTLY A CONCERN ON YOUR SIDE, MR. CHAIRMAN, ABOUT WHETHER YOU HAVE ON YOUR SIDE OF THE AISLE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE ON THE SIDE OF THE AISLE AND THE INFORMATION IN POSSESSION OF THE WHITE HOUSE. DURING A BREAK EARLIER TODAY, I MET WITH RANKING MEMBER SENATOR GRASSLEY, HIS STAFF, AND WITH WHITE HOUSE STAFF TO DISCUSS IT. HERE'S MY UNDERSTANDING. LAST WEDNESDAY, THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI SELECTED A HANDFUL OF JUDGE JACKSON'S MORE THAN 1000 DISTRICT COURT CASES TO CLAIM THE JUDGE JACKSON ENDANGERS OUR CHILDREN. ON THURSDAY THE NEXT DAY, THE WHITE HOUSE CONTACTED JUDGE JACKSON'S CHAMBERS TO REQUEST THE PROBATION OFFICE RECOMMENDATION IN EACH OF THE CASES. I UNDERLINE PROBATION OFFICE. THAT PROBATION OFFICE PROVIDED A CHART REFLECTING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS THE SUM TOTAL OF WHAT WAS PROVIDED. THEY SHARED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE FROM THE CHAMBERS WHEN THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI CONTINUE TO RAISE QUESTIONS AND REQUEST THE PROBATION OFFICES RECOMMENDATION IN THOSE CASES, THE PROBATION OFFICE PROVIDED THIS CHART AFFECTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE SHARED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. WHEN THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI CONTINUE TO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT JUDGE JACKSON'S SENTENCING RECORD, MY STAFF ASKED WHITE HOUSE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBATION OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS. THESE ARE JUST NUMBERS FOR EACH OF THE CASES THAT'S ALL IT IS. THE WHITE HOUSE AND MY OFFICE DID NOT HAVE THIS INFORMATION EARLIER, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI WAS GOING TO MAKE THIS CLAIM IN THE FIRST PLACE. ONCE THE REPUBLICAN SIDE REQUESTED THE SAME INFORMATION, MY STAFF SHARED IT WITHIN MINUTES. NOW, YOUR SIDE HAS EXACTLY WITH THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE HAS. THE SAME CHART PROVIDED BY THE PROBATION OFFICE. I MIGHT ADD, SOME OF THIS HAD BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE PRESS AND WASHINGTON POST AND OTHER PLACES BUT IT CONSISTS IN EACH CASE OF THE CASE NUMBER, NAME, THE PROBATION OFFICE RECOMMENDATION FOR CUSTODY, THE SENTENCE IMPOSED CUSTODY, THE OFFICE RECOMMENDED SUPERVISION AND RELEASE, AND SUPERVISION AND RELEASE IMPOSED. ALL OF THAT INFORMATION HAS NOW BEEN SHARED EQUALLY. SOME INFORMATION ON THE OTHER SIDE ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE INCLUDES FREQUENT REFERENCE TO TRANSCRIPTS WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ON THE SITE. THE REASON BEING WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THIS OBJECTION FROM THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI AND REQUEST THAT INFORMATION. THE LETTER ALSO GOES A STEP BEYOND WHICH I THINK IS A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION FOR THIS COMMITTEE TO MAKE. THIS REQUEST FOR PRESENTENCE REPORTS FROM EACH OF THESE CASES. THESE PRESENTENCE REPORTS ARE TYPICALLY FILED UNDER SEAL. THEY CAN CONTAIN HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION. NOT JUST ABOUT THE DEFENDANT, BUT ABOUT INNOCENT THIRD PARTIES AND VICTIMS. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME HERE REFLECTING ON THESE TERRIBLE CRIMES. EVERYONE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED HOW TERRIBLE THEY ARE. AND HOW DAMAGING THEY CAN BE TO THE VICTIMS. WE HAVE HEARD STORY AFTER STORY AND I DON'T QUESTION A SINGLE WORD THAT WAS SPOKEN. IN SYMPATHY FOR THE SAME VICTIMS. I WOULD NOT WANT IT WEIGHING ON MY CONSCIENCE THAT WE ARE TURNING OVER THESE PRESENTENCE REPORTS TO THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY AND THAT INFORMATION OUT OF THIS OR BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED WOULD SOMEHOW COMPROMISE OR ENDANGER ANY VICTIM AS A RESULT OF IT. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT REQUESTED BEFORE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN REQUESTED BY THIS COMMITTEE. I THINK WE SHOULD THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE CONSIDER GOING INTO PRESENTENCE REPORTS. WANT TO TAKE THIS MATTER UP WITH MY SIDE AND I'M SURE YOU WILL WITH YOUR SIDE. I HAVE YOUR LETTER REQUESTING. AS FAR AS THIS INFORMATION, YOU HAVE EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE NO MORE NO LESS. IN TERMS OF PRESENTENCE REPORTS, THIS IS A CRITICAL POLICY QUESTION WHICH SHOULD BE CAREFULLY WEIGHED. IT GOES WAY BEYOND YOUR NOMINATION. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T TAKE A STEP YOU ARE THAT ENDANGERS THE LIVES AND WELL-BEING OF INNOCENT PEOPLE. ...