May 11, 1987
I commend the Attorney General's decision today in calling for an independent counsel to review this matter. It would be inappropriate to comment upon an investigation. Ed Meese has been a longtime associate and adviser who has acted in the public interest. I have always known him to be a man of honesty and integrity.
Note: Attorney General Meese asked James McKay, an independent counsel, to investigate his involvement in the awarding of government defense contracts to the Wedtech Corp.
Ronald Reagan, Statement on the Investigation of Attorney General Edwin Meese III Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/253151