Janet Reno
Events (68)
- March 12, 1993: New Attorney General Immediately Grapples with Davidian Crisis 1993-03-12
- March 23-24, 1993: FBI Begins Sound, Light Bombardment of Branch Davidian Compound 1993-03-23
- March 24, 1993: Attorney General Asks for Resignations of All US Attorneys 1993-03-24
- March 31, 1993: Justice Official Reports to Attorney General about FBI Infighting at Waco 1993-03-31
- April 4, 1993: Former Reagan Justice Department Official Accuses Clinton of Politicizing Justice Department by Firing US Attorneys 1993-04-04
- April 9, 1993: Koresh Sends ‘Psychotic’ Letter to FBI, Experts Conclude He Has No Intention of Surrendering 1993-04-09
- April 12, 1993: Attorney General Considers Tear-Gas Plan for Waco Standoff; FBI Misleads Reno into Believing Assault Is Only Viable Option 1993-04-12
- April 14-15, 1993: Koresh Insists on Staying in Compound until Completion of a Biblical Manuscript; Attorney General Rejects Tear-Gas Plan 1993-04-14
- April 16, 1993: Koresh Says He Has Finished First Portion of ‘Seals’ Manuscript 1993-04-16
- April 17-18, 1993: Attorney General Approves Plan to Tear-Gas Branch Davidian Compound 1993-04-17
- April 19, 1993: FBI Assaults Branch Davidian Compound; 78 Die in Fire 1993-04-19
- April 19, 1993: Attorney General Admits Decision to Assault Davidian Compound Was ‘Obviously Wrong’ 1993-04-19
- April 20, 1993: New York Times: ‘Koresh Affair… Mishandled from Beginning to End’ 1993-04-20
- June 16-17, 1994: Judge Hands Down Harsh Sentences on Davidians 1994-06-16
- January 5, 1995: US Decides to Deport Bin Laden’s Brother-in-Law 1995-01-05
- 4:00 p.m., April 19, 1995: Clinton and Reno Give Press Conference Regarding Oklahoma City Bombing, Promise ‘Swift’ Justice, Death Penalty 1995-04-19
- After 9:02 a.m. and After, April 19, 1995: FBI Named Lead Investigative Agency in Oklahoma City Bombing 1995-04-19
- April 20, 1995: FBI Releases Police Sketches of Two Oklahoma City Bombing Suspects, Learn Key Details 1995-04-20
- April 22, 1995: Attorney General Says Oklahoma City Bombing Almost Certainly ‘Domestic in Nature’ 1995-04-22
- April 23-24, 1995: US Representative Received Fax about Oklahoma City Bombing Shortly after Explosion, Press Reports; Fax Sent by Michigan Militia Affiliate 1995-04-23
- April 24, 1995: FBI Compiles Evidence that Oklahoma City Bombing Carried Out by Small Group of Conspirators, in Part Due to Anger over Branch Davidian Tragedy 1995-04-24
- July 11-13, 1995: Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty against Accused Oklahoma City Bombers 1995-07-11
- July 19, 1995: ’Wall’ Memo Cuts Criminal Investigators Off from Intelligence Information 1995-07-19
- August 4, 1995: House Hearings on Waco Conclude; Davidian Confirms that Fires Were Set by Sect Members 1995-08-04
- August 10, 1995: Grand Jury Indicts McVeigh, Nichols in Oklahoma City Bomb Plot 1995-08-10
- October 20, 1995: Attorney General Authorizes Death Penalty against Oklahoma City Bombers 1995-10-20
- January 30, 1996: Press Reports Accused Oklahoma City Bomber ‘Smiled’ through Films of Bombing and Aftermath; Sister Insists McVeigh Was ‘Smiling at’ Her 1996-01-30
- February 9, 1996 and After: Accused Oklahoma City Bomber’s Lawyer Asks to Subpoena Four Men He Says May Have Knowledge of Blast 1996-02-09
- February 20, 1996: Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Moved to Denver 1996-02-20
- March 25, 1996: FBI Arrests Freemen Leader; Freemen Begin 81-Day Standoff with Law Enforcement Authorities 1996-03-25
- May 2, 1996: Lawyers for Accused Oklahoma City Bombers Argue against Death Penalty for Clients 1996-05-02
- May 29, 1996: Fox News Crew Attempt to Gain Interview with Freemen Results in Media Removal from Vantage Point 1996-05-29
- June 3, 1996: FBI Shuts Off Electricity to Freemen Compound 1996-06-03
- August 2, 1996: House Committee Issues Report on Davidian Tragedy, Finds Federal Agencies ‘Derelict’ and ‘Grossly Incompetent’ 1996-08-02
- October 31, 1997: Newspaper Profiles Nichols Trial Prosecutor 1997-10-31
- July 30, 1998: Militia Member Charged in Attempt to Secure C-4 Explosive 1998-07-30
- August 4-19, 1998: US Refuses Extradition of Two Embassy Bombers 1998-08-04
- October 14, 1998: ’Poised Response’ Exercise Prepares for Bin Laden Attack on Washington 1998-10-14
- October 14, 1998: Anti-Abortion Activist Charged with Three Atlanta Bombings 1998-10-14
- July 29, 1999: Attorney General Says She Knows of No Evidence to Show FBI Used Incendiary Devices during Waco Assault 1999-07-29
- August 10, 1999 and After: Davidian Evidence Reexamined 1999-08-10
- August 25, 1999 and After: FBI Admits to Using Pyrotechnic Grenades during Waco Assault 1999-08-25
- August 26, 1999: FBI Launches Internal Probe into Questions Surrounding Use of Incendiary Devices during Davidian Assault 1999-08-26
- August 28, 1999: Former CIA Officer Alleges Delta Force Involvement in Waco Siege Planning 1999-08-28
- August 30, 1999: Assistant US Attorney Informs Attorney General that Justice Department May Have Withheld Evidence from Her about FBI’s Use of Incendiary Tear-Gas Canisters during Davidian Siege 1999-08-30
- September 3, 1999: FBI Releases Videotape of Incendiary Gas Canister Being Used during Waco Assault 1999-09-03
- September 7-8, 1999: Attorney General Names Special Counsel to Investigate Waco Tragedy 1999-09-07
- September 10, 1999: Danforth: Inquiry to Answer ‘Dark Questions’ Remaining about Waco Debacle 1999-09-10
- September 13, 1999: Representative Shows Justice Department Has Documents Showing FBI Used Incendiary Devices at Waco Siege 1999-09-13
- September 17, 1999: Special Counsel Requests Delay in Davidians’ Civil Suit Proceedings 1999-09-17