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Deposition of William Jefferson Clinton,
Jones
v.
Clinton,
at 76-77 (January 17, 1998).
Deposition of William Jefferson Clinton,
Jones
v.
Clinton,
at 76-77 (January 17, 1998).
9
See, e.g.
, David Brock, “His Cheatin’ Heart,”
The American Spectator
, January 1994.
See, e.g.
, David Brock, “His Cheatin’ Heart,”
The American Spectator
, January 1994.
On yet another occasion that Patterson described, the governor and his security detail arrived at the Little Rock airport and Clinton told his bodyguards that he was going to be driven back to the residence by the Arkansas lawyer, who had met the plane, so that she could show him her new Jaguar. “On the ride back he drove and she was nowhere to be seen in the car,” Patterson said. “Later he told me that he had researched the subject in the Bible and oral sex isn’t considered adultery.”
To himself if to no one else, Brock may be a totally discredited journalist, but the point is that the president’s oral-sex-is-not-adultery position had been reported, not that it was necessarily true.
10
Deposition of William Jefferson Clinton,
Jones
v.
Clinton
, (January 17, 1998) Exhibit 1 (emphasis added).
Deposition of William Jefferson Clinton,
Jones
v.
Clinton
, (January 17, 1998) Exhibit 1 (emphasis added).
11
CBS’s
60 Minutes
, January 26, 1992.
CBS’s
60 Minutes
, January 26, 1992.
12
Susan Yoachum, “New Flareup Over Singer’s Claim of Affair with Clinton,”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 24, 1992.
Susan Yoachum, “New Flareup Over Singer’s Claim of Affair with Clinton,”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 24, 1992.
13
Interviewer Steve Kroft: “I’m assuming from your answer that you’re categorically denying that you ever had an affair with Gennifer Flowers?”
Interviewer Steve Kroft: “I’m assuming from your answer that you’re categorically denying that you ever had an affair with Gennifer Flowers?”
Clinton: “I said that before…. And so has she.”
Kroft: “You feel like you’ve leveled with the American people?”
Clinton: “I have absolutely leveled with the American people.”
CBS’s
60 Minutes
, January 26, 1992.
60 Minutes
, January 26, 1992.
1
John M. Broder, “Testing of a President: The Investigation,”
New York Times
, March 7, 1998; Michael Isikoff and Evan Thomas, “The Secret War,”
Newsweek
, February 9, 1998; John Harris, “Starr-Lewinsky Talks About Immunity Slow,”
Washington Post,
February 1, 1998.
John M. Broder, “Testing of a President: The Investigation,”
New York Times
, March 7, 1998; Michael Isikoff and Evan Thomas, “The Secret War,”
Newsweek
, February 9, 1998; John Harris, “Starr-Lewinsky Talks About Immunity Slow,”
Washington Post,
February 1, 1998.
2
Peter Baker, “White House, Changing Tactics, Guards Records; During Fund-Raising Flap, Documents Were Strategically Released to Limit Bad Spin,”
Washington Post
, February 3, 1998.
Peter Baker, “White House, Changing Tactics, Guards Records; During Fund-Raising Flap, Documents Were Strategically Released to Limit Bad Spin,”
Washington Post
, February 3, 1998.
3
Peter Baker and Susan Schmidt, “Clinton Discussed Lewinsky Testimony with His Secretary,”
Washington Post,
February 6, 1998.
Peter Baker and Susan Schmidt, “Clinton Discussed Lewinsky Testimony with His Secretary,”
Washington Post,
February 6, 1998.
4
Affidavit of Monica S. Lewinsky, dated January 7, 1998.
Affidavit of Monica S. Lewinsky, dated January 7, 1998.
5
Deposition of William Jefferson Clinton,
Jones
v.
Clinton,
at 68 (January 17, 1998).
Deposition of William Jefferson Clinton,
Jones
v.
Clinton,
at 68 (January 17, 1998).
6
White House records indicate she had been cleared to enter the White House on Sunday, December 28.
White House records indicate she had been cleared to enter the White House on Sunday, December 28.
7
John M. Broder, “Testing of a President: The Investigation,”
New York Times
, March 7, 1998.
John M. Broder, “Testing of a President: The Investigation,”
New York Times
, March 7, 1998.
8
John M. Broder, “Testing of a President: The Investigation,”
New York Times
, March 7, 1998.
John M. Broder, “Testing of a President: The Investigation,”
New York Times
, March 7, 1998.
9
John M. Broder, “Testing of a President: The Investigation,”
New York Times
, March 7, 1998.
John M. Broder, “Testing of a President: The Investigation,”
New York Times
, March 7, 1998.
10
“Text of Vernon Jordan’s Statement,” Associated Press, March 5, 1998.
“Text of Vernon Jordan’s Statement,” Associated Press, March 5, 1998.
11
NBC’s
Today
, January 27, 1998.
NBC’s
Today
, January 27, 1998.
12
Tripp told Newsweek that the talking points sounded like Bruce Lindsey’s words, especially the suggestion that Tripp say she believed Willey had misinterpreted the president’s attempt to console a grieving widow. That talking point stated that the alleged Oval Office groping had taken place “at around the time of her husband’s death. (The president has claimed that it was after her husband died. Do you really want to contradict him?)” Tripp identified the parenthetical as probably coming from Lindsey. Evan Thomas, Martha Brant, and Pat Wingert with Michael Isikoff, “What Made Linda Do It?”
Newsweek
, March 23, 1998.
Tripp told Newsweek that the talking points sounded like Bruce Lindsey’s words, especially the suggestion that Tripp say she believed Willey had misinterpreted the president’s attempt to console a grieving widow. That talking point stated that the alleged Oval Office groping had taken place “at around the time of her husband’s death. (The president has claimed that it was after her husband died. Do you really want to contradict him?)” Tripp identified the parenthetical as probably coming from Lindsey. Evan Thomas, Martha Brant, and Pat Wingert with Michael Isikoff, “What Made Linda Do It?”
Newsweek
, March 23, 1998.
13
Michael Isikoff, “Diary of a Scandal,”
Newsweek,
January 21, 1998.
CHAPTER 5Michael Isikoff, “Diary of a Scandal,”
Newsweek,
January 21, 1998.
1
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek,
August 11, 1997.
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek,
August 11, 1997.
2
See, e.g.
, Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek,
August 11, 1997.
See, e.g.
, Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek,
August 11, 1997.
3
After the article appeared, Tripp sent a letter to Isikoff clarifying her position, but retracting nothing: “Whatever happened that day in the Oval Office, if anything, is known to only two people.” Seven months and one enormous presidential scandal later, Tripp told
Newsweek
that the reason she sent the follow-up letter was because, in
Newsweek
’s words, she “felt pushed” by Lewinsky, “who advised her that it would be a wise career move.” Evan Thomas, Martha Brant, and Pat Wingert with Michael Isikoff, “What Made Linda Do It?”
Newsweek
, March 23, 1998.
After the article appeared, Tripp sent a letter to Isikoff clarifying her position, but retracting nothing: “Whatever happened that day in the Oval Office, if anything, is known to only two people.” Seven months and one enormous presidential scandal later, Tripp told
Newsweek
that the reason she sent the follow-up letter was because, in
Newsweek
’s words, she “felt pushed” by Lewinsky, “who advised her that it would be a wise career move.” Evan Thomas, Martha Brant, and Pat Wingert with Michael Isikoff, “What Made Linda Do It?”
Newsweek
, March 23, 1998.
4
Willey had been volunteering in the White House Social Office, but had requested a meeting with President Clinton to ask for a full-time, paying job in the White House. She and her husband had just signed a note for $274,495 to repay a court judgment against Mr. Willey, who had been found guilty of embezzling that amount from two of his former clients, Josephine Abbott and Anthony Lanasa. According to Isikoff, Willey told others she saw Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen waiting when she came out of the president’s office. Bentsen’s records, Isikoff added, show he had a meeting with Clinton on November 29, 1993, at 3 PM.
Willey had been volunteering in the White House Social Office, but had requested a meeting with President Clinton to ask for a full-time, paying job in the White House. She and her husband had just signed a note for $274,495 to repay a court judgment against Mr. Willey, who had been found guilty of embezzling that amount from two of his former clients, Josephine Abbott and Anthony Lanasa. According to Isikoff, Willey told others she saw Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen waiting when she came out of the president’s office. Bentsen’s records, Isikoff added, show he had a meeting with Clinton on November 29, 1993, at 3 PM.
5
Jonathan Peterson and Alan C. Miller, “New Questions Raised Over Willey’s Account,”
Los Angeles Times
, March 19, 1998.
Jonathan Peterson and Alan C. Miller, “New Questions Raised Over Willey’s Account,”
Los Angeles Times
, March 19, 1998.
6
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek,
August 11, 1997.
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek,
August 11, 1997.
7
She was apparently taking the FOB lawyers’ line on “relevance” in a sexual harassment case—and meant only that she was not present when Jones met Clinton in the Excelsior Hotel on May 8, 1991. Noticeably, she did not deny having information relevant to President Clinton’s practice of sexually harassing female underlings.
She was apparently taking the FOB lawyers’ line on “relevance” in a sexual harassment case—and meant only that she was not present when Jones met Clinton in the Excelsior Hotel on May 8, 1991. Noticeably, she did not deny having information relevant to President Clinton’s practice of sexually harassing female underlings.
8
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek
, August 11, 1997.
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek
, August 11, 1997.
9
See, e.g.,
Tucker Carlson, “The Scandal That Wasn’t,”
The Weekly Standard,
August 18, 1997 (“Willey could wind up in the headlines again if Paula Jones’s attorneys succeed in forcing her to sit for a deposition, but it seems likely a judge will quash the subpoena before events get that far.”). The
Human Events
legal reporter was consistently correct in predicting legal rulings in the
Jones
case.
See, e.g.,
Tucker Carlson, “The Scandal That Wasn’t,”
The Weekly Standard,
August 18, 1997 (“Willey could wind up in the headlines again if Paula Jones’s attorneys succeed in forcing her to sit for a deposition, but it seems likely a judge will quash the subpoena before events get that far.”). The
Human Events
legal reporter was consistently correct in predicting legal rulings in the
Jones
case.
10
Amy Goldstein,“Willey’s Career Path Had a Sharp Upturn,”
Washington Post
, March 15, 1998.
CHAPTER 6Amy Goldstein,“Willey’s Career Path Had a Sharp Upturn,”
Washington Post
, March 15, 1998.
1
Jones’s papers were likely to contain copies of Willey’s deposition transcript, which until then had not been made public on account of Judge Wright’s gag order.
Jones’s papers were likely to contain copies of Willey’s deposition transcript, which until then had not been made public on account of Judge Wright’s gag order.
2
Nor, in fact, would it be the first time the Clinton administration had turned against one of their own to protect the “reputation” of the president. When David Watkins, assistant to the president for management and administration, released a document detailing the first lady’s role in the White House Travel Office firings, the White House reportedly prepared to leak information to the press about Watkins’s own sexual harassment problems.
Nor, in fact, would it be the first time the Clinton administration had turned against one of their own to protect the “reputation” of the president. When David Watkins, assistant to the president for management and administration, released a document detailing the first lady’s role in the White House Travel Office firings, the White House reportedly prepared to leak information to the press about Watkins’s own sexual harassment problems.
3
“Ex-Miss America Apologizes to First Lady Over Alleged One-Night Stand with Clinton,” Associated Press, April 25, 1998.
“Ex-Miss America Apologizes to First Lady Over Alleged One-Night Stand with Clinton,” Associated Press, April 25, 1998.
4
ABC’s
Good Morning America
, March 16, 1998.
CHAPTER 7ABC’s
Good Morning America
, March 16, 1998.
1
James Bennet and Adam Nagourney, “The President Under Fire: The Strategy,”
New York Times
, January 30, 1998.
James Bennet and Adam Nagourney, “The President Under Fire: The Strategy,”
New York Times
, January 30, 1998.
2
ABC’s
This Week with Sam and Cokie
, February 8, 1998.
ABC’s
This Week with Sam and Cokie
, February 8, 1998.
3
ABC’s
This Week with Sam and Cokie
, February 8, 1998.
ABC’s
This Week with Sam and Cokie
, February 8, 1998.
4
Lois Romano, “The Monday Interview; On the Warpath for Clinton,”
Washington Post
, September 21, 1992.
Lois Romano, “The Monday Interview; On the Warpath for Clinton,”
Washington Post
, September 21, 1992.
5
David Brock, “Living with the Clintons,”
The American Spectator
, January 1994.
David Brock, “Living with the Clintons,”
The American Spectator
, January 1994.
6
CNN’s
Larry King Live
, January 27, 1992.
CNN’s
Larry King Live
, January 27, 1992.
7
Thomas M. DeFrank and Thomas Galvin, “Inside the Clinton Attack Machine,”
The Weekly Standard
, August 4, 1997.
Thomas M. DeFrank and Thomas Galvin, “Inside the Clinton Attack Machine,”
The Weekly Standard
, August 4, 1997.
8
William P. Cheshire, “The Story the Media Won’t Touch,”
Arizona Republic
, February 13, 1994.
William P. Cheshire, “The Story the Media Won’t Touch,”
Arizona Republic
, February 13, 1994.
9
A dead dog at that: “I had a dog like that who just wanted to catch cars, and he successfully caught one one day, and I have a new dog. So if they’re insisting on proceeding, we’ll proceed.” NBC’s
Meet the Press
, June 1, 1997.
A dead dog at that: “I had a dog like that who just wanted to catch cars, and he successfully caught one one day, and I have a new dog. So if they’re insisting on proceeding, we’ll proceed.” NBC’s
Meet the Press
, June 1, 1997.
10
Bennett’s bald-faced threat was so openly contrary to a feminist article of faith that he managed to finally flush them out of the bushes on this one. Within a few days, Bennett had retracted his threat to go into Jones’s sexual history, saying “I’m not a fool.”
Bennett’s bald-faced threat was so openly contrary to a feminist article of faith that he managed to finally flush them out of the bushes on this one. Within a few days, Bennett had retracted his threat to go into Jones’s sexual history, saying “I’m not a fool.”
11
Defendant Danny Ferguson could have dug up dirt on Paula in order to reduce her damages in the event that she won her defamation claim against Ferguson. The theory is that if she had had a lousy reputation anyway, she didn’t lose much when Ferguson defamed her. Ferguson is the trooper who escorted her to the hotel room and then told
The American Spectator
that she willingly engaged in a sexual act with Clinton.
Defendant Danny Ferguson could have dug up dirt on Paula in order to reduce her damages in the event that she won her defamation claim against Ferguson. The theory is that if she had had a lousy reputation anyway, she didn’t lose much when Ferguson defamed her. Ferguson is the trooper who escorted her to the hotel room and then told
The American Spectator
that she willingly engaged in a sexual act with Clinton.
It would be nice to know who is paying Ferguson’s legal bills.
12
CBS’s
60 Minutes
, March 14, 1998.
CBS’s
60 Minutes
, March 14, 1998.
13
Michael Isikoff, “Willey and the Mogul,”
Newsweek
, March 23, 1998.
Michael Isikoff, “Willey and the Mogul,”
Newsweek
, March 23, 1998.
14
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek
, August 11, 1997.
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek
, August 11, 1997.
15
“Excerpts of Kathleen Willey Letters,” Associated Press (AP Online), March 17, 1998 (May 3, 1993, letter).
“Excerpts of Kathleen Willey Letters,” Associated Press (AP Online), March 17, 1998 (May 3, 1993, letter).
16
Jill Abramson and Don Van Natta, Jr., “Testing of a President: The Volunteer,”
New York Times
, March 20, 1998.
Jill Abramson and Don Van Natta, Jr., “Testing of a President: The Volunteer,”
New York Times
, March 20, 1998.
17
See, e.g.
, Alan C. Miller, “Willey’s Credibility Takes Hits,”
Los Angeles Times
, March 22, 1998.
See, e.g.
, Alan C. Miller, “Willey’s Credibility Takes Hits,”
Los Angeles Times
, March 22, 1998.
18
“Excerpts of Kathleen Willey Letters,” Associated Press (AP Online) March 17, 1998 (February 14, 1995, letter).
“Excerpts of Kathleen Willey Letters,” Associated Press (AP Online) March 17, 1998 (February 14, 1995, letter).
19
“Excerpts of Kathleen Willey Letters,” Associated Press (AP Online) March 17, 1998 (February 14, 1995, letter).
“Excerpts of Kathleen Willey Letters,” Associated Press (AP Online) March 17, 1998 (February 14, 1995, letter).
20
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek
, August 11, 1997 (“The cost of her trips to the taxpayers was about $7,000. Frank Provyn, the director of the State Department Office of International Programs, said he was ‘kind of surprised’ to see her on the trip to Indonesia. But, he added, ‘a good way to get yourself into a jam is to ask too many questions when someone comes from the White House.’”).
Michael Isikoff, “A Twist in
Jones
v.
Clinton
,”
Newsweek
, August 11, 1997 (“The cost of her trips to the taxpayers was about $7,000. Frank Provyn, the director of the State Department Office of International Programs, said he was ‘kind of surprised’ to see her on the trip to Indonesia. But, he added, ‘a good way to get yourself into a jam is to ask too many questions when someone comes from the White House.’”).
21
“Excerpts of Kathleen Willey Letters,” Associated Press (AP Online) March 17, 1998 (December 5, 1995, letter).
“Excerpts of Kathleen Willey Letters,” Associated Press (AP Online) March 17, 1998 (December 5, 1995, letter).
22
Steele is not Willey’s only corroborating witness. In addition to Linda Tripp,
USA Today
quoted another Willey friend as confirming that Willey had told a similar story to the unnamed friend shortly after the presidential grope. Willey, the friend reported, “said [ Clinton] had given her a big old kiss… and then said something to the effect of ‘I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time.’” Peter Eisler, “Willey’s Life Dramatically Altered One Cold Day in Fall,”
USA Today
, March 11, 1998.
Steele is not Willey’s only corroborating witness. In addition to Linda Tripp,
USA Today
quoted another Willey friend as confirming that Willey had told a similar story to the unnamed friend shortly after the presidential grope. Willey, the friend reported, “said [ Clinton] had given her a big old kiss… and then said something to the effect of ‘I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time.’” Peter Eisler, “Willey’s Life Dramatically Altered One Cold Day in Fall,”
USA Today
, March 11, 1998.
23
Michael Isikoff, “Newsweek Had Story, But Held It,”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
, January 23, 1998.
Michael Isikoff, “Newsweek Had Story, But Held It,”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
, January 23, 1998.
24
CNN’s
CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer
, March 15, 1998.
CNN’s
CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer
, March 15, 1998.
25
Tony Snow, “Will Leak Trip Up Clinton White House?”
Detroit News
, June 15, 1998.
Tony Snow, “Will Leak Trip Up Clinton White House?”
Detroit News
, June 15, 1998.
26
Donna Abu-nasr, “Pentagon to Investigate Linda Tripp,” Associated Press (AP Online), March 14, 1998.
Donna Abu-nasr, “Pentagon to Investigate Linda Tripp,” Associated Press (AP Online), March 14, 1998.
27
Elaine Sciolino, “Testing of a President: The Pentagon; Linda Tripp’s Security Form Draws Inquiry,”
New York Times
, March 14, 1998; CNN’s
Larry King Live
, May 26, 1998.
Elaine Sciolino, “Testing of a President: The Pentagon; Linda Tripp’s Security Form Draws Inquiry,”
New York Times
, March 14, 1998; CNN’s
Larry King Live
, May 26, 1998.
28
Editorial, “Lot of Lying Going on, But Question Is: By Whom?”
USA Today
, March 16, 1998.
Editorial, “Lot of Lying Going on, But Question Is: By Whom?”
USA Today
, March 16, 1998.
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