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Wedtech. Again at Wallach's urging, Meese in 1982 provided what McKay called "instrumental" help to Wedtech, a New York City firm, so that it could land a $32 million Government contract. He intervened despite warnings by Fred Fielding, counsel to the President, and Craig Fuller, assistant to the President, that the White House should not get involved in contract awards. McKay, however, found no evidence that Meese got anything of value for his assistance or violated any law.
Rather than putting all questions about Meese's conduct to rest, the McKay report has renewed doubts about the Attorney General's ethical standards. They will now be investigated by Michael Shaheen, chief of the Justice Department's office of professional responsibility, who announced that he will issue a public report. By then, Meese will be back in private life.