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Senate Hearing 104-869: Hearings Before the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, Administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Vol. I, 417.
Senate Hearing 104-869: Hearings Before the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, Administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Vol. I, 417.
6
“Senate, House Committees Conclude Whitewater Hearings,”
Facts on File World News Digest
, August 17, 1995. Also on July 21, Bruce Abbott, a Secret Service agent, said he saw Livingstone and an unidentified man step off an elevator in the West Wing just below the White House Counsel’s Office, carrying a box and a briefcase. Susan Schmidt, “Probe Into Handling of Foster Files May Highlight Some Discrepancies; Papers Are Intact and ‘Innocuous,’”
Washington Post
, July 10, 1995. It is unknown whether this was a coincidence or if investigators have connected the box of papers and briefcase to papers being removed from Foster’s office.
“Senate, House Committees Conclude Whitewater Hearings,”
Facts on File World News Digest
, August 17, 1995. Also on July 21, Bruce Abbott, a Secret Service agent, said he saw Livingstone and an unidentified man step off an elevator in the West Wing just below the White House Counsel’s Office, carrying a box and a briefcase. Susan Schmidt, “Probe Into Handling of Foster Files May Highlight Some Discrepancies; Papers Are Intact and ‘Innocuous,’”
Washington Post
, July 10, 1995. It is unknown whether this was a coincidence or if investigators have connected the box of papers and briefcase to papers being removed from Foster’s office.
7
Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, August 9, 1995 (Statement of Bernard W. Nussbaum) (“But I did not speak to the President or the First Lady about this matter. Nor did Susan Thomases, or anyone else, convey a message to me, from either of them. Susan Thomases did not discuss the First Lady’s views with me.”). Phone records clearly indicate that Thomases called Nussbaum moments after getting off the phone with the first lady.
Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, August 9, 1995 (Statement of Bernard W. Nussbaum) (“But I did not speak to the President or the First Lady about this matter. Nor did Susan Thomases, or anyone else, convey a message to me, from either of them. Susan Thomases did not discuss the First Lady’s views with me.”). Phone records clearly indicate that Thomases called Nussbaum moments after getting off the phone with the first lady.
8
Bill Turque and Michael Isikoff, “Lost in Whitewater,”
Newsweek
, December 18, 1995.
Bill Turque and Michael Isikoff, “Lost in Whitewater,”
Newsweek
, December 18, 1995.
9
Bill Turque and Michael Isikoff, “Lost in Whitewater,”
Newsweek
, December 18, 1995.
Bill Turque and Michael Isikoff, “Lost in Whitewater,”
Newsweek
, December 18, 1995.
10
Senate Hearing 104-869: Hearings Before the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, Administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Vol. I, 762.
Senate Hearing 104-869: Hearings Before the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, Administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Vol. I, 762.
11
“Senate Whitewater Hearings—Day 10—Part 7,” CNN, Transcript #1083-6, August 9, 1995.
“Senate Whitewater Hearings—Day 10—Part 7,” CNN, Transcript #1083-6, August 9, 1995.
12
Senate Hearing 104-869: Hearings Before the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, Administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Vol. I, 417.
Senate Hearing 104-869: Hearings Before the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, Administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Vol. I, 417.
13
Kim Isaac Eisler, “All the President’s Lawyers,”
Washingtonian
, August 1996.
Kim Isaac Eisler, “All the President’s Lawyers,”
Washingtonian
, August 1996.
14
Sara Fritz, “First Lady’s Top Aide Said to Remove Foster Office Files,”
Los Angeles Times
, July 27, 1995.
Sara Fritz, “First Lady’s Top Aide Said to Remove Foster Office Files,”
Los Angeles Times
, July 27, 1995.
15
Sara Fritz, “First Lady’s Top Aide Said to Remove Foster Office Files,”
Los Angeles Times
, July 27, 1995.
Sara Fritz, “First Lady’s Top Aide Said to Remove Foster Office Files,”
Los Angeles Times
, July 27, 1995.
16
The two aides were Thomas Castleton, a Counsel’s Office clerk, and Carolyn Huber, a longtime aide to the Clintons.
The two aides were Thomas Castleton, a Counsel’s Office clerk, and Carolyn Huber, a longtime aide to the Clintons.
17
Bill Turque and Michael Isikoff, “Lost in Whitewater,”
Newsweek
, December 18, 1995.
Bill Turque and Michael Isikoff, “Lost in Whitewater,”
Newsweek
, December 18, 1995.
18
Editorial, “White House Ethics Meltdown,”
New York Times
, March 4, 1994.
CHAPTER 16Editorial, “White House Ethics Meltdown,”
New York Times
, March 4, 1994.
1
CNN’s
Larry King Live
, April 21, 1997.
CNN’s
Larry King Live
, April 21, 1997.
2
Starr, a former judge and solicitor general, was appointed independent counsel on August 5, 1994.
Starr, a former judge and solicitor general, was appointed independent counsel on August 5, 1994.
3
ABC’s
Nightline
, April 30, 1998.
ABC’s
Nightline
, April 30, 1998.
4
NBC’s
Meet the Press
, May 3, 1998.
NBC’s
Meet the Press
, May 3, 1998.
5
Michael Isikoff with Daniel Klaidman, “Oh, What a Tangled Webb…,”
Newsweek
, April 14, 1997.
Michael Isikoff with Daniel Klaidman, “Oh, What a Tangled Webb…,”
Newsweek
, April 14, 1997.
6
Susan Schmidt, “Clinton Aides Sought Help for Hubbell,”
Washington Post
, April 2, 1997.
Susan Schmidt, “Clinton Aides Sought Help for Hubbell,”
Washington Post
, April 2, 1997.
7
Susan Schmidt, “Lippo Paid Hubbell after Call from Friend; Former Clinton Partner Contacted Company to Aid Ex-Justice Official,”
Washington Post
, December 10, 1997.
Susan Schmidt, “Lippo Paid Hubbell after Call from Friend; Former Clinton Partner Contacted Company to Aid Ex-Justice Official,”
Washington Post
, December 10, 1997.
8
Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997 (“Little work, if any, was expected from Hubbell in return for the money, according to a source familiar with some of Lippo’s activities.”).
Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997 (“Little work, if any, was expected from Hubbell in return for the money, according to a source familiar with some of Lippo’s activities.”).
9
Brian McGrory, “‘Mistakes Were Made,’ President Says of Funds,”
Boston Globe
, January 29, 1997.
Brian McGrory, “‘Mistakes Were Made,’ President Says of Funds,”
Boston Globe
, January 29, 1997.
10
Susan Schmidt, “Lippo Paid Hubbell after Call from Friend; Former Clinton Partner Contacted Company to Aid Ex-Justice Official,”
Washington Post
, December 10, 1997.
Susan Schmidt, “Lippo Paid Hubbell after Call from Friend; Former Clinton Partner Contacted Company to Aid Ex-Justice Official,”
Washington Post
, December 10, 1997.
11
Susan Schmidt, “Lippo Paid Hubbell after Call from Friend; Former Clinton Partner Contacted Company to Aid Ex-Justice Official,”
Washington Post
, December 10, 1997.
Susan Schmidt, “Lippo Paid Hubbell after Call from Friend; Former Clinton Partner Contacted Company to Aid Ex-Justice Official,”
Washington Post
, December 10, 1997.
12
Susan Schmidt, “Clinton Aides Sought Help for Hubbell,”
Washington Post
, April 2, 1997.
Susan Schmidt, “Clinton Aides Sought Help for Hubbell,”
Washington Post
, April 2, 1997.
13
Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997 (correction appended).
Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997 (correction appended).
14
Jeff Gerth, “Money from Private Sources Helps Clinton and Associates with Bad Times and Good,”
New York Times
, December 19, 1996.
Jeff Gerth, “Money from Private Sources Helps Clinton and Associates with Bad Times and Good,”
New York Times
, December 19, 1996.
15
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
16
Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997.
Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997.
17
Susan Schmidt, “Lippo Paid Hubbell after Call from Friend; Former Clinton Partner,”
Washington Post
, December 10, 1997; Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997.
Susan Schmidt, “Lippo Paid Hubbell after Call from Friend; Former Clinton Partner,”
Washington Post
, December 10, 1997; Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997.
18
Jeff Gerth, “White House Says Clintons Didn’t Know Scope of Hubbell Matter,”
New York Times
, May 6, 1997.
Jeff Gerth, “White House Says Clintons Didn’t Know Scope of Hubbell Matter,”
New York Times
, May 6, 1997.
19
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
20
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
21
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
22
Bob Herbert, “The Clinton M.O.,”
New York Times
, February 5, 1998.
Bob Herbert, “The Clinton M.O.,”
New York Times
, February 5, 1998.
23
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
24
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
25
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
William C. Rempel and David Willman, “Starr Looks for a Pattern in Job Offers by Clinton Camp,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 9, 1998.
26
CBS’s
60 Minutes
, January 26, 1992.
CBS’s
60 Minutes
, January 26, 1992.
27
The fact that Nixon and his lawyer called it living expenses and Dean called it “hush money” has added to the speculation that it was Dean who had something to hide in the Watergate burglary.
See
Len Colodny and Robert Getlin,
Silent Coup
(1991).
The fact that Nixon and his lawyer called it living expenses and Dean called it “hush money” has added to the speculation that it was Dean who had something to hide in the Watergate burglary.
See
Len Colodny and Robert Getlin,
Silent Coup
(1991).
28
CNN’s
Larry King Live
“Larry King Talks to Whitewater Figure James McDougal,” (Guest: James McDougal) April 21, 1997.
CNN’s
Larry King Live
“Larry King Talks to Whitewater Figure James McDougal,” (Guest: James McDougal) April 21, 1997.
29
House Judiciary Committee, Article of Impeachments, Article I, July 27, 1974.
House Judiciary Committee, Article of Impeachments, Article I, July 27, 1974.
30
Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997.
CHAPTER 17Susan Schmidt, “Hubbell Meetings with Riady Draw Probers’ Scrutiny,”
Washington Post
, March 23, 1997.
1
Howard Fineman and Michael Isikoff with Karen Breslau, Daniel Klaidman, and Lucy Shackelford, “Strange Bedfellows,”
Newsweek
, March 10, 1997.
Howard Fineman and Michael Isikoff with Karen Breslau, Daniel Klaidman, and Lucy Shackelford, “Strange Bedfellows,”
Newsweek
, March 10, 1997.
2
Howard Fineman and Michael Isikoff with Karen Breslau, Daniel Klaidman, and Lucy Shackelford, “Strange Bedfellows,”
Newsweek
, March 10, 1997.
Howard Fineman and Michael Isikoff with Karen Breslau, Daniel Klaidman, and Lucy Shackelford, “Strange Bedfellows,”
Newsweek
, March 10, 1997.
3
James A. Barnes, “A Question of Context,”
National Journal
, March 8, 1997.
James A. Barnes, “A Question of Context,”
National Journal
, March 8, 1997.
4
James A. Barnes, “A Question of Context,”
National Journal
, March 8, 1997.
James A. Barnes, “A Question of Context,”
National Journal
, March 8, 1997.
5
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Campaign Finance: Raising the Money; Party Officials Orchestrated White House Sleepovers,”
New York Times
, October 4, 1997.
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Campaign Finance: Raising the Money; Party Officials Orchestrated White House Sleepovers,”
New York Times
, October 4, 1997.
6
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Campaign Finance: Raising the Money; Party Officials Orchestrated White House Sleepovers,”
New York Times
, October 4, 1997.
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Campaign Finance: Raising the Money; Party Officials Orchestrated White House Sleepovers,”
New York Times
, October 4, 1997.
7
Alan C. Miller and Mark Gladstone, “White House Events Raised Cash For Health Care Fight,”
Los Angeles Times
, April 4, 1997.
Alan C. Miller and Mark Gladstone, “White House Events Raised Cash For Health Care Fight,”
Los Angeles Times
, April 4, 1997.
8
Alan C. Miller and Mark Gladstone, “White House Events Raised Cash For Health Care Fight,”
Los Angeles Times
, April 4, 1997.
Alan C. Miller and Mark Gladstone, “White House Events Raised Cash For Health Care Fight,”
Los Angeles Times
, April 4, 1997.
9
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Campaign Finance: Raising the Money; Party Officials Orchestrated White House Sleep overs,”
New York Times
, October 4, 1997.
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Campaign Finance: Raising the Money; Party Officials Orchestrated White House Sleep overs,”
New York Times
, October 4, 1997.
10
Transcript of President Clinton’s Press Conference (Part 3 of 5), U.S. Newswire, March 7, 1997.
Transcript of President Clinton’s Press Conference (Part 3 of 5), U.S. Newswire, March 7, 1997.
11
Alison Mitchell, “White House Kept Close Tabs on Cash Raised at Coffees,”
New York Times
, March 23, 1997.
Alison Mitchell, “White House Kept Close Tabs on Cash Raised at Coffees,”
New York Times
, March 23, 1997.
12
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Democratic Math at a Coffee: 10 Texans and $500,000 Goal,”
New York Times
, February 28, 1997.
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Democratic Math at a Coffee: 10 Texans and $500,000 Goal,”
New York Times
, February 28, 1997.
13
Glenn F. Bunting and Ralph Frammolino, “Cash-for-Coffee Events at White House Detailed,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 24, 1997.
Glenn F. Bunting and Ralph Frammolino, “Cash-for-Coffee Events at White House Detailed,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 24, 1997.
14
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Courting Donors: Party Workers,”
New York Times
, February 26, 1997.
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Courting Donors: Party Workers,”
New York Times
, February 26, 1997.
15
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Courting Donors: Party Workers,”
New York Times
, February 26, 1997.
Don Van Natta, Jr., “Courting Donors: Party Workers,”
New York Times
, February 26, 1997.
16
It is not altogether clear on what issues the bankers might have wished to lobby Ludwig about. His spokeswoman, Lee Cross, said he might have wished to brief them on changes in banking regulations that had taken place over the previous six months. That sort of reverse lobbying—where the government official is presenting his views to the interested private citizen, not vice versa—is unobjectionable. But there were other issues on which the bankers might have wanted to lobby the administration. The Reuters Financial Service noted in its February 7, 1997, report on the Ludwig coffee that at the time it took place, House Banking Committee Chairman Jim Leach was supporting a bill to make the Federal Reserve the primary regulator for financial services companies. Ludwig was opposed. Did the bankers have a view that they might have wanted to put to him?
It is not altogether clear on what issues the bankers might have wished to lobby Ludwig about. His spokeswoman, Lee Cross, said he might have wished to brief them on changes in banking regulations that had taken place over the previous six months. That sort of reverse lobbying—where the government official is presenting his views to the interested private citizen, not vice versa—is unobjectionable. But there were other issues on which the bankers might have wanted to lobby the administration. The Reuters Financial Service noted in its February 7, 1997, report on the Ludwig coffee that at the time it took place, House Banking Committee Chairman Jim Leach was supporting a bill to make the Federal Reserve the primary regulator for financial services companies. Ludwig was opposed. Did the bankers have a view that they might have wanted to put to him?
17
Glenn F. Bunting and Ralph Frammolino, “Cash-for-Coffee Events at White House Detailed,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 24, 1997.
Glenn F. Bunting and Ralph Frammolino, “Cash-for-Coffee Events at White House Detailed,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 24, 1997.
18
Glenn F. Bunting and Ralph Frammolino, “Cash-for-Coffee Events at White House Detailed,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 24, 1997.
Glenn F. Bunting and Ralph Frammolino, “Cash-for-Coffee Events at White House Detailed,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 24, 1997.
19
Howard Fineman and Michael Isikoff with Karen Breslau, Daniel Klaidman, and Lucy Shackelford, “Strange Bedfellows,”
Newsweek
, March 10, 1997.
Howard Fineman and Michael Isikoff with Karen Breslau, Daniel Klaidman, and Lucy Shackelford, “Strange Bedfellows,”
Newsweek
, March 10, 1997.
20
Evans
v.
United States
, 504 U.S. 255,258 (1992).
Evans
v.
United States
, 504 U.S. 255,258 (1992).
21
Campaign Finance Investigation Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Chairman Senator Fred Thompson, Federal News Service, September 19, 1997 (testimony of R. Warren Meddoff).
Campaign Finance Investigation Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Chairman Senator Fred Thompson, Federal News Service, September 19, 1997 (testimony of R. Warren Meddoff).
22
William Raspberry, “Too Crass for Comfort,”
Washington Post
, February 27, 1997.
CHAPTER 18William Raspberry, “Too Crass for Comfort,”
Washington Post
, February 27, 1997.
1
Thomas Corcoran at O’Connor’s firm has said under oath that on the next day, April 25, O’Connor told him about his successful buttonholing of the president and conversation with Lindsey.
Thomas Corcoran at O’Connor’s firm has said under oath that on the next day, April 25, O’Connor told him about his successful buttonholing of the president and conversation with Lindsey.
2
George Lardner, Jr., “Wisconsin Tribes Press for Withheld White House Papers,”
Washington Post
, November 30, 1997.
George Lardner, Jr., “Wisconsin Tribes Press for Withheld White House Papers,”
Washington Post
, November 30, 1997.
3
Hearing of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, Interior Department Indian Casino Decision Chaired by Representative Daniel Burton, Federal News Service, January 28, 1998.
Hearing of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, Interior Department Indian Casino Decision Chaired by Representative Daniel Burton, Federal News Service, January 28, 1998.
4
House Hearings Before the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, on the Department of the Interior’s Denial of the Wisconsin Chippewa’s Casino Applications, Vol. I, 914.
House Hearings Before the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, on the Department of the Interior’s Denial of the Wisconsin Chippewa’s Casino Applications, Vol. I, 914.
5
George Lardner, Jr., “Lobbyist Contradicted Babbitt Aide on Casino,”
Washington Post
, March 11, 1998.
George Lardner, Jr., “Lobbyist Contradicted Babbitt Aide on Casino,”
Washington Post
, March 11, 1998.
6
This is the meeting Patrick O’Connor mentioned in his May 8 letter to Harold Ickes.
This is the meeting Patrick O’Connor mentioned in his May 8 letter to Harold Ickes.
7
This was according to documents produced in the civil litigation arising out of the casino dispute.
This was according to documents produced in the civil litigation arising out of the casino dispute.
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