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Police Subpoena Condit's Cell Phone Records

Aired July 07, 2001 - 17:00   ET

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STEPHEN FRAZIER, CNN ANCHOR: New developments today in the missing persons case which has evolved into a national media obsession now. It's been nine weeks since government intern Chandra Levy was last seen in the Washington area.

Now, CNN has learned police looking into Ms. Levy's disappearance are seeking to interview Congressman Gary Condit for a third time. The congressman has claimed he and Levy were just friends, but Levy's aunt said this week her niece confided that she was having a secret affair with the California Democrat.

More now on the investigation and reaction in Mr. Condit's own district from CNN's Martin Savidge, who is in Modesto, California -- Marty.

MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Stephen, police in Washington, D.C. say they are using the power of a grand jury to obtain the subpoenas they want for the documents they would like to take a look at. Specifically, as you mentioned, the phone -- telephone records and cellular telephone records of missing intern Chandra Levy and also of Congressman Gary Condit.

In addition, police say they would like to take a look at the medical records of Chandra Levy just to see if there's anything there that might give them some of insight as to why the young intern suddenly disappeared.

Now, they also stress you shouldn't read too much into the fact they went to grand jury for the subpoenas. That, they maintain, is standard operating procedure in Washington, D.C. They say this is missing persons investigation, it is not a criminal investigation. But they also say for a third time they would like to interview the congressman, specifically to find out what exactly was the relationship between himself and Chandra Levy. At this point, scheduling that still remains open.

Here in Modesto, the home district of the congressman, a growing sense frustration among some of his constituents here, frustrated over the fact that story seems to be less concerned about the whereabouts of a young woman and also they're concerned about the continued silence of the man who represents them.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIPS) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, it is all coming out now. But I think that it's taking away from the fact that there is person missing. That's the main story here. I think they ought to focus on that.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All congressmen, they're public servants and the public deserves honesty from them simply because we took their confidence and put them in office and voted for them and put them there. So, they need to come clean and be straight with us.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it's time now. I think it has gone way too long. You know, you the read newspaper, you hear news, but we haven't seen him. We haven't even seen him.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

SAVIDGE: There are number of people here who hearken back to the outspokenness of Congressman Condit back in the days of the scandal that took place in the Bill Clinton administration with Monica Lewinksy. They remember Condit at that point saying that the president should come forward, speak openly and forthright with the American people; let the chips fall where they may, let the American people decide. And they find that to be ironic tough talk given the events of the past few weeks in Congressman Condit -- Stephen.

FRAZIER: In Modesto, Martin Savidge. Marty, thank you.

More on the Levy case and the congressman's connection at our Web site, cnn.com; AOL keyword CNN.

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