Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): US Representative Darrell Issa, the incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has declared war on the New York Times after the newspaper published a story on connections between his private business interests and his work as a congressional leader.
The front-page story, 'A Businessman in Congress Helps His District and Himself', published last week, claimed that the California Republican used his congressional power to further enrich himself.
"As his private wealth and public power have grown, so too has the overlap between his private and business lives, with at least some of the congressmans government actions helping to make a rich man even richer and raising potential for conflicts," the story read.
Issa, who calls it a false story, launched a full-scale campaign pressing for a front-page retraction after his staff cited 13 errors, including the lead of the story claiming Issa's district office building overlooks a golf course, Fox News reports.
Issa's spokesman Frederick Hill wrote a letter to New York Times editors, saying that 'the story gives a false and sensationalized account of Issa's efforts to conduct congressional oversight'.
"The request for a full front page retraction is based on numerous errors that invalidate the primary assertions made in the story that is a false and sensationalized account of Rep. Issa's efforts to conduct congressional oversight of the Obama administration and other matters," Hill wrote.
Meanwhile the newspaper reviewed the request, Issa's office posted a blog questioning the integrity of Lichtblau, and comparing him to the infamous Jayson Blair, who was caught plagiarizing and fabricating numerous stories in 2003. (ANI)
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