Reno Clears Gore Ex-Aide in Probe

Atty. Gen. Janet Reno said no further investigation was required of criminal allegations involving Peter Knight, a former top aide to Vice President Al Gore. Reno ended a 30-day review into whether Knight, who managed the 1996 Clinton-Gore campaign, helped a Gore friend get favorable terms on a government lease and lied about it. She said there was no credible information that Knight, who is covered by the independent counsel law, violated federal statutes. The House Commerce Committee alleged that Knight aided Tennessee real estate developer Franklin Haney, who in return contributed $280,000 to the Democrats.