James Murdoch: 'I could have asked more questions'
<p><span word="News">News</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grips">grips</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rocked">rocked</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="heir">heir</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="empire">empire</span>.</p><p><span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="parliamentarians">parliamentarians</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 39-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="insistence">insistence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="now">now</span>-<span word="defunct">defunct</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="tabloid">tabloid</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>," <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>' <span word="media">media</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>. "<span word="However">However</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="assurances">assurances</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>."</p><p><span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="grilled">grilled</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conceal">conceal</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>.</p><p><span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="house">house</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payoff">payoff</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lid">lid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>.</p><p><span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="incompetent">incompetent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="agreeing">agreeing</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Watson">Watson</span> <span word="famously">famously</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="mafia">mafia</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span>".</p>
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