Nevada delegation waiting to study report on Clinton

WASHINGTON -- The long-awaited report detailing President Clinton's alleged transgressions arrived at the Capitol Wednesday and Rep. John Ensign, R-Nev., said he will vote for impeachment if he learns the president perjured himself during the investigation.

"The principles of the rule of law where no one is above the law is more important than ... whatever we have to go through," said Ensign, R-Nev. "We have to uphold our duties under the Constitution no matter what we think about it."

Ensign said he is going to reserve judgment until he actually gets to see the report. But Ensign -- who is leaving the safety of his Las Vegas House seat this year to challenge U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. -- said "on the surface it looks bad."

Reid would not rule out the possibility of impeachment, but he cautioned that he must first read the report before making any decisions. Reid also expressed his displeasure with Clinton's actions.

"I think that we just can't speculate," he said. "I think we must wait and see what is in the report. What the president has done with Ms. Lewinsky is wrong and immoral."

U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan, D-Nev., described Wednesday as a "pivotal day" in the Clinton saga and said that the report needs to be released to the public as soon as possible.

"The rumor mill is operating at full tilt," Bryan said. "I think the American people need to know the content of the report and move from that."

Bryan said he wanted to read the report before commenting on what action, if any, should be taken.

U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., in a released statement said, "The impeachment of a sitting president is a very serious matter and partisan politics must not take place in this process."

Gibbons also reserved the right to comment on the report until he is able to review it.

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