"Terry Nichols was acquitted of most of the charges against him, " Tigar said Friday.

CNN: Newly revealed FBI documents prompt Nichols' appeal

Michael Tigar, Nichols' attorney, told CNN that he filed the appeal at 11:45 p.m.

CNN: Newly revealed FBI documents prompt Nichols' appeal

Tigar said he believed the FBI had deliberately withheld some 3, 000 documents, not inadvertently, as Justice Department officials said.

CNN: Newly revealed FBI documents prompt Nichols' appeal

Tigar also asked to halt the proceedings until after the elections.

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"I'm angry because this is what the FBI does, " said Tigar.

CNN: Newly revealed FBI documents prompt Nichols' appeal

Rather than make fresh acquisitions, says Mr Butters, foreign investors are more likely to form joint ventures, as Michelin has done with Tigar, a local tyre maker.

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Their attorney, Michael Tigar , declined comment but said in a filing that his clients "are not interested in delay for delay's sake, " and accused Cornyn of being politically motivated.

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"We will meet that deadline, " Tigar said.

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Tigar said the discovery was "more significant for Terry than it is for Tim" because the documents could shed light on whether there was another man involved, the mysterious "John Doe No. 2, " placed by one witness with McVeigh when he rented the truck used in the bombing.

CNN: Newly revealed FBI documents prompt Nichols' appeal