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Condit Demands Apology for Intern Report
W A S H I N G T O N, June 7 - California congressman Gary Condit is
demanding
an apology from The Washington Post for reporting that Chandra Levy, the
former government intern who has been missing for more than a month, spent
a
night at his apartment.
The Post this morning quoted unidentified law enforcement sources as saying
that Condit, a Democrat, told Washington police that Levy, 24, had spent at
least one night at his apartment.
In an interview today with KFSN-TV in Fresno, Calif., Condit's chief of
staff
Mike Lynch denied the Post story and demanded both a retraction and an
apology
from the paper.
"The Washington Post had a report that is false," Lynch said. "Congressman
Condit did not make those statements to the police."
The Post also quoted an unidentified Levy relative saying the former intern
had claimed she was having a romance with Condit.
After Condit's staff participated in a lengthy bicoastal conference call
today, his office called the Post Metro section.
But acting city desk editor Erica Johnston said the paper has no plans to
issue a retraction.
"We were told by his office that they would be seeking a retraction,"
Johnston
said. "All I can say is we have no basis upon which to retract what we
wrote."
The congressman's staff repeatedly has denied any sort of romantic
involvement
between Levy and and 53-year-old Condit, who is married. The congressman
himself has steadfastly refused to publicly answer questions about the
matter.
Asked again to describe Condit's relationship with Levy, Lynch refused to
go
beyond past statements saying it could undermine police efforts to find the
young woman.
"We've issued statements on that I've got to refer you to those," Lynch
said.
"We've not talked about the investigation since those statements because of
the policy not to interfere with the investigation."
Levy vanished sometime after canceling a gym membership in Washington on
April
30. Her parents, who had been expecting her to return home to California
after having completed an internship at the federal Bureau of Prisons,
contacted police a week later. Police have scoured the city for clues, but
have come up with little evidence.
Condit has released a paper statement characterizing Levy as a "good
friend"
and put up $10,000 from his campaign treasury to add to a $30,000 reward
fund.
Police still classify the Levy search as a missing persons case and have
not
uncovered any evidence of a crime.
Brian Hartman, Arianne DeVogue and Rebecca Bershadker contributed to this
report.
Condit Chief of Staff Statement
Condit Chief of Staff Mike Lynch: The Washington Post had a report that is
false. The police department has made clear that they did not make those
statements. Congressmen Condit did not make those statements to the
police.
The police have confirmed that they did not make those statements to The
Washington Post.
We have asked the Post for a retraction. Prior to a days ago, actually
about
a week ago, the Post ran another article that they had to clarify and
correct. . Along the same lines
So we hope that the Post will be honorable and retract the article.
Question: Do you feel the Post is out to get the congressman?
Lynch: I can't speak to people's motive on this.
The issue here for Congressman Condit is very very simple. We should all
work
to find out what happened to Chandra Levy. We ought not to engage in
speculation. We ought not to distract the investigators. We should just
cooperate with them 100 percent give them any and all help we can and let
them
do their work.
The rest of this is a sideshow and people who engage in it ought to realize
they jeopardize the overall effort.
Question: Can you describe the congressman's relationship if any with this
woman
Lynch: We're not talking about the investigation at all. We've issued
statements on that I've got to refer you to those.
We've not talked about the investigation since those statements because of
the
policy not to interfere with the investigation
Question: Is there any romantic relationship between the two? Lynch: I
refer
you to the statements
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