Clinton, Gore Not Slated to Give 9/11 Testimony Under Oath

Newsmax ^ | 3-29-04 | Carl Limbacher

[truthandlife]

Ex-President Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore have not agreed to give sworn testimony to the Sept. 11th Commission - or even to answer questions in public - about their role in events leading up to America's worst disaster - making them the only non-office-holders granted that privilege by the Commission.

President Bush and Vice President Cheney are also slated for private, non-sworn interviews with the 9/11 Commission, but sitting presidents and vice presidents typically do not testify under oath in non-criminal investigations.

It's not clear why the 9/11 Commission has insisted that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice break with precedent for someone in her position and give sworn public testimony, while no such precedent protects former office-holders like Clinton and Gore.

Earlier this month, initial reports indicated that Clinton and Gore would testify publicly without time constraint, but their aides quickly made it clear that the two top Clinton adminsitration officials expected to treated no differently from the sitting president and vice president.

One topic 9/11 probers would likely want to cover with Clinton and Gore are reports that they turned down an offer from Sudan to have Osama bin Laden arrested and brought to the U.S. in 1996, even though by that time bin Laden had already been named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

[mewzilla]

Well, well, well...The commission could always call Richard Miniter on the subject of the Toon admin. Bet Miniter'd agree to appear under oath.

[Bahbah]

"It's not clear why the 9/11 Commission has insisted that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice break with precedent for someone in her position and give sworn public testimony...."

I don't know about that. I think Boortz has it nailed. Without public testimony, there is no way for the commission members to grandstand in front of the camera.

[BigSkyFreeper]

The Liberal elite media should shut the Hell up about Condi Rice. She's already testified, and Bill and Al haven't.

[Glenn]

"Private" is relative. I guarantee you that Bush's testimony will be leaked by the political hacks within two sunsets.

[Thane_Banquo]

The purpose of the 9/11 commission was to find a way to blame Bush for the September 11 attacks.

[TC Rider]

I fail to see what difference it would make to put Bubba under oath.

Question I'd like Gore to answer: "Former VP Gore, the original recommendations of the TWA 800 commission, which you chaired, could have prevented 9/11, why did you push the commission to change those recommendations and do you recall how much money the airlines gave to the DNC?"

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Of course you won't see them under oath. Oaths are meaningless to them.

[Mo1]

It's not clear why the 9/11 Commission has insisted that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice break with precedent for someone in her position and give sworn public testimony, while no such precedent protects former office-holders like Clinton and Gore.

Cause they are on a witch hunt against Condi .. That's why

[McGruff]

Kudos to NewsMax, another story the main stream media won't report.

"or even to answer questions in public..."

Should have been part of the title.

[MrB]

I fail to see what difference it would make to put Bubba under oath.

Oath only means something to someone that values their character and their word.
In other words, no use putting them under oath, they'd just lie anyway.

[CFC__VRWC]

It's not clear why the 9/11 Commission has insisted that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice break with precedent for someone in her position and give sworn public testimony, while no such precedent protects former office-holders like Clinton and Gore.

It's starting to get clearer now. Getting Dr. Rice to testify in public is, I think, a means to weaken President Bush's position for testifying only in private. This is all about nothing more than the Rats getting lots of footage of the 9/11 kangaroo court savaging and trying to humiliate the President of United States on national television with the entire world watching, all to the accompaniment of the media-appointed 9/11 "victims" booing and hissing and spitting on him.

[Just mythoughts]

This "THE COMMISSION" is a freaking HOAX!!!!!

They have become "gods" to affect an election, and showed the world what they are about this past week, bringing in Clarke and his "for-profit" book.

Time to pull the funding from this bunch of welfare recipients!

[Ingtar]

And, if she publicly testifies, there is precedent set for any other investigation they feel fit to have their friends in the media instigate.

[tractorman]

Does it really matter if they testify under oath or not I mean come on, what do the words “so help me God” mean to the godless?

[BigSkyFreeper]

Cause they are on a witch hunt against Condi .. That's why

Exactly. They want to tear her down in public, despite all she's told them privately.

[plain talk]

I don't think any of them should testify in public. And certainly existing or former presidents shouldn't. This is a circus and shouldn't be treated as such by the Bush administration.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I find it interesting, this is the same commission, that Democrats like Botox Pelosi and Schmuck Schumer were saying "this commission is unfair", yet when the ball started rolling, it looked more and more like a Democrat "smear and attack" machine.

[gunnedah]

Another coverup and more proof our government is being overthrown right under our very eyes.I suspect the whole leadership of the Democrat Party is involved up to their necks.

[freebilly]

Big deal Any testimony, even that given under oath, would be a pack of self-serving lies that would go unchallenged.

I am neither suprised not outraged by this bit of info.