Edwin Meese: I See a Hurt in His Eyes

A few close friends gathered round when the awful impact of Edwin Thomas' $15,000 loan to Ursula Meese began to sink in. "I blew it," Ed Meese kept repeating in a low tone. "I completely forgot about it." At one point, when her husband left the room to make a phone call, Ursula broke down and wept. Never before had the friends seen Ursula Meese cry. "I've done this to him," she sobbed, "and he doesn't deserve it."

The scene poignantly etched Meese's troubles as he seeks confirmation as Attorney General. In his early days...

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