Information provided by the White House on contacts with failed energy giant Enron show that officials there had more communication with the company than was previously understood, Senator Joe Lieberman said last night.
Lieberman, who heads the Governmental Affairs committee, subpoenaed the White House for all documents related to its contacts with Enron and other agencies about Enron.
'Our Committee's investigation would not be complete if we didn't ask these reasonable questions about White House interactions with Enron, and if the White House doesn't answer them,' he said.
Enron - the seventh largest US corporation at its peak - filed for bankruptcy in December after admitting it would have to restate its accounts to reflect millions of dollars in liabilities it had hidden in off-the-book partnerships.
Lieberman's committee has been conducting a wide investigation into any undue influence Enron executives may have had on the White House's energy policy or if it singled out Enron for any kind of special treatment prior to the collapse.
To date the documents provided by the White House following a March request for information have been 'inadequate', Lieberman said, as they leave out such details as who attended meetings or took part in communications and when those communications took place.
