I stand corrected.
I appreciate your research.
Obviously it was not Schippers that was the source of my assertion.
It is in my memory that Gramm was mentioned as the one who set the rules and the rules set the course of the trial which some saw as a show trial.
Whether that was in fact the case or I am suffering from a faulty memory I cannot say for sure, it was such a long time ago.
I do appreciate that this forum has those such as you who are willing to do the homework necessary to hold posters like myself accountable.
From what I was reading as I surfed around was that Gramm was in an unenviable position of having to negotiate between the honest Repubs (I’m discriminating between the good Repubs and the Trent Lotts) versus the Dems trying to work out agreements. He wasn’t forcing the rules as much as playing moderator. And even though he was playing moderator he was still trying to get the best deal for the Managers. Meanwhile, Lott was mucking it up.