The Nation : Deaver Target of Inquiry

Michael K. Deaver, former deputy chief of White House staff, is being investigated for his role as adviser to the Canadian government on acid rain, the General Accounting Office said. Deaver, who resigned last year to form his own Washington consulting firm, is legally barred as a former senior official from conducting business with the White House for one year. The GAO investigation centers on whether there is any connection between Deaver’s work on the acid rain issue while he was at the White House, his contract with the Canadian government and his influence, if any, in the Administration’s agreement with Canada last month on dealing with acid rain.