BY PAUL BARTON
Enquirer Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON -- Two Cincinnati-area House members expressed support Wednesday for releasing the videotape of President Clinton's testimony before the grand jury in the Monica Lewinsky investigation.
"I don't have any problem with that," said Rep. Ted Strickland, D-Lucasville.
Rep. Steve Chabot, a member of the House Judiciary Committee where impeachment proceedings would start, viewed part of the testimony Wednesday.
He refused to comment on whether it was damaging to the president but said the American people ought to get a chance to view it.
"I think oftentimes one can judge a witness' credibility by the demeanor during testimony," said Mr. Chabot, R-Cincinnati. "It's easier for a person to judge whether a person is telling the truth by actually seeing them."
Mr. Chabot and other members of the Judiciary Committee are meeting today to discuss possible release.
Rep. Jim Bunning, R-Southgate, declined to comment on whether the video should be released. "That's not my decision. It's the Judiciary Committee's decision," he said.
But Mr. Bunning said of the supporting evidence, "I want to see all of it."
Mr. Chabot spent more time Wednesday reviewing supporting documents related to the report of independent counsel Kenneth Starr.
"There are a lot of things that I think the people want to review," Mr. Chabot said.
