This Day in History (1996) Clinton’s business partners are convicted of fraud in the Whitewater.

Arkansas Herald ^ | 05/28/2015 | staff

[Kid Shelleen]

President Bill Clinton’s former business partners James McDougal and Susan McDougal, and Jim Guy Tucker, the Governor of Arkansas, are convicted of fraud in the Whitewater land deal.

[Kid Shelleen]

I remember when Whitewater was going to end the Clintons political careers.

[hinckley buzzard]

Yep. Shoulda.

[Kid Shelleen]

From WaPo archives:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/stories/wwtr960602.htm

In interviews before her billing records were made public in January 1996, the first lady could not remember anything that was said during the telephone call. Even after the billing records were released, she said she could not remember who she talked to at the securities commission.

[BenLurkin]

Yes, but that was when America learned that it’s so-called “news” media was a propaganda arm for the Democrat Party — and that there really is only one political party in Washington DC.

[9thLife]

I remember when Bill Clinton's extramarital escapades were making the headlines while they were still campaigning.

A headline in a British paper, upon his election, proclaimed "America Makes Peace With Adultery!"

[TigersEye]

Everyone is guilty except the Clintons. Always.

[vetvetdoug]

The locals living in and around the White River in Arkansas still are laughing at how the Clintons screwed the law and the people with the Whitewater fraud. I fish there several times a year and the locals can tell almost to the detail how the Clintons did their deeds. Ironic that they got away with most of it.

[Reno89519]

And all the rush to roll out the Clinton stories will only insulate her from the hate and criticism, whether it my be accurate or not. She will will, not lose from these stories being dragged out over and over again into the news. Clintons views on issues is what will matter.

[InMemoriam]

For those who have joined us recently:

After her fraud conviction, Susan was subpoenaed to testify about Bill Clinton. She refused and was imprisoned for contempt of court. She maintained this refusal for eighteen months in prison.

Jim agreed to testify against Bill Clinton.

Jim died in solitary confinement of a heart attack before he could testify, without being administered his medicine, any attempt at defibrillation, or transport to the nearest hospital.

Susan was pardoned by Bill Clinton.