Gov't Won't Pay McDougal's Legal Bills

The Miami Herald ^ | Fri, Jan. 09, 2004 | Associated Press

[Kaslin]

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court rejected Susan McDougal's request to have the government pay her legal bills stemming from the special counsel's investigation of President Clinton.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said McDougal could not receive $345,412 from the government for legal bills in connection with her indictment by then-special counsel Kenneth Starr on charges of obstructing the probe. A jury acquitted McDougal of one count and deadlocked on two others, which were later dismissed.

"Congress did not say that fee awards are available to an individual who is indicted but acquitted," the court said. "Congress explicitly said that the court may award fees only 'if no indictment is brought against such individual ... '"

McDougal was indicted for refusing to testify before a grand jury about Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, now a U.S. senator. The Clintons and McDougal were business partners in the Whitewater land deal in Arkansas. McDougal said at the time she feared that Starr would charge her with perjury unless she falsely implicated the Clintons.

Starr's investigation of Clinton eventually led to the president's impeachment by the Republican-controlled House on a mostly party-line vote. The Senate acquitted him.

Separately, McDougal earlier was convicted of four felonies in connection with Whitewater. Clinton pardoned McDougal in 2001.

[Kaslin]

First Billy Jeff and Hitelry, then Monica and now Susan McDougal.

Yaaaaaaaaahooooooooo

[Kaslin]

Hiterly=Hitlery

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[gortklattu]

Legal bills? They're nothing more than donations to the Democrat National Committee.

Clinton's legal bills had me in hysterics. They overcharge Clinton, the people feel sorry for him, and billy's buddies walk away with loads of cash.

[CyberAnt]

This is a small reward for what these people have brought on America.

[amom]

:-)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Linda Tripp's leqal costs would be paid in triplicate and McDougal should be thrown into the street as the disgusting gutter whore that she has always been.

[doug from upland]

Poor Susan had a real dilemma. Answer untruthfully and risk perjury charges. Answer truthfully and risk being whacked like her ex-husband. So, she decided to just shut up and go to jail. Yes, Clinton fans, there is no suspense. They played horizontal sheet games.

[laweeks]

It's nice to see some good news for a change. I saw the puke on tv the other day. Too bad she and the rest of the Clinton scum are not all in prison. It just grates my nerves to see Carville and Paul Begala actually walking around like free men after all the laws they broke.

How long will we have to wait for the Clintons to pay for the very serious damage they did to our country?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[basil]

Forever plus two weekends.

[dsc]

Just think of it as a fine, Klintonoid scumbag.

[Waco]

Now she'll have write a book, which ALL unions WILL buy, ALL at the ACLU WILL buy it, ALL at PBS WILL buy a copy, Dan Blather WILL buy it, Hitlery WILL buy one and instruct ALL on her staff to buy one, and ALL others she can sh-t into buying it, the DNC and staff WILL buy a copy, ALL hanging chad voters in Browar/Palm Bch. Counties WILL buy it, etc. etc. It WILL be a best seller. It WILL, Really it WILL, hee hee hee hee

[Baynative]

"..It just grates my nerves to see Carville and Paul Begala actually walking around like free men after all the laws they broke."

Hmmm. A little insight on the advisory position of Mary Matalin working in the Bush admin? It sure feels like a one party system lately.

[vger]

She's already done that, apparently its not selling too good! BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!

It's called "The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk". You can but it at Amazon for 30% off.

[vger]

BOO HOO HOO HOO HOO

[HAL9000]

She thought her Clinton pardon entitled her to be reimbursed for her legal fees.

Now Geragos will probably attach a lien on her assets.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

.

Att. MARK GERAGOS =

JACKSON Attorney
PETERSON Attorney
MacDOUGAL Attorney
CLINTON Attorney


P.I. ANTHONY PELLICANO =

JACKSON Private Investigator
HILLARY Private Investigator


.

[justrepublican]

Starr's investigation of Clinton eventually led to the president's impeachment by the Republican-controlled House on a mostly party-line vote. The Senate acquitted him.

The senate DIDNOT acquit clinton. They did not remove him from office, he is still the impeached president of the United States.

[Cate]

for heavens sake.... I got a parking ticket a while back, maybe I should ask the government to pay for my stupidity. Duh...

[lorrainer]

Susan: put some ice on it.

[hershey]

Susan should call Bill and get him to ante up. If she'd told the truth, he'd have been toast and the people of NY wouldn't be burdened with Her Thighness.

[OldFriend]

No doubt in my mind that Gerragos was well compensated for his 'work' for Susan McDougal.

[KC Burke]

The little people are cut loose by the Clinton machine as they attempt to build their legacy and find a new path to glory.

I can imagine that when she made her choice, she imagined how the all-powerful would redeem her efforts. I imagine she wrote her book in an effort to go the last mile for them.

What a sycophant.

[Principled]

Starr's investigation of Clinton eventually led to the president's impeachment by the Republican-controlled House on a mostly party-line vote. The Senate acquitted him.

Why no mention of the "mostly party-line vote" to acquit?
Why no mention of the party in the majority in the Senate at the time?

[DB]

Gerragos was a nobody before McDougal.

[Kenny Bunk]

Mary Matalin working in the Bush admin

This is one of those idiots who change history. Her "work" on the '92 Bush campaign did fatal damage.

[OldFriend]

She found a slimy lawyer because she was slimy herself. The media helped her and Gerragos perpetuate a lie about the charges against her.

Somewhere, sometime, these people in the media will pay the price for their deceit.

[OldFriend]

I believe Linda Tripp won her case against the goverment for their invasion of her privacy.

Of course, Ken Bacon continues to feed at the public trough if I am not mistaken.

[Kaslin]

Why no mention of the "mostly party-line vote" to acquit?
Why no mention of the party in the majority in the Senate at the time?

You didn't really expect a mention, did you?

[NeoCaveman]

Maybe Susan can persuade BillyJeff to pay her bills......

[xsmommy]

billyjeff is a very persuadable sort....and SUSAN was obviously LOYAL to a fault!

[spectre]

Golly..do you think Mark Geragos took back the Mercedes he gave to Susan to "drive"? She might need a new one by now..

While Susan struggles to pay her legal fees, the Clinton's are raking in the big bucks.

I got it! They can hire Susan to give tours at the Clinton Library when it opens.

sw

[NeoCaveman]

billyjeff is a very persuadable sort....and SUSAN was obviously LOYAL to a fault!

Maybe she'll even put the orange jumpsuit on for him?

[xsmommy]

a little handcuff action and he's good to go....; )

[lowbridge]

bump

[cricket]

"How long will we have to wait for the Clintons to pay for the very serious damage they did to our country?"

Personally, do not think they will ever pay. . .

In the meantime, the American public are paying and will continue to pay a horrible price for their personal adventure in power.

What price for America? Ask Bill and Hillary. . .

[jimkress]

It just grates my nerves to see Carville and Paul Begala actually walking around like free men after all the laws they broke.

According to Liberals, laws are just for peons, not for advanced beings like themselves.

[Future Useless Eater]

wow, as if the cronies of the Clinton mafia had NOT already profited enough from their partnership in crime

[StarFan]

The senate DIDNOT acquit clinton. They did not remove him from office, he is still the impeached president of the United States.

Facts the DNC, pundits and media will never acknowledge. Even the nine dwarves are re-writing history saying he was one of our greatest Presidents and was acquitted. Huh?

[Thebaddog]

Now that you mention it, the stain is never refered to for his impeachment. He's only the second president to be impeached. Whadda guy.

[Imal]

"I'm not a rat!"

[Lancey Howard]

Yes, Clinton fans, there is no suspense. They played horizontal sheet games.

Doug, I always figured Susan for a coke whore, and I also figure she was more the Monica type, like Bill preferred.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...Thank you for your CLARITY.

ALOHA RONNIE

[Alamo-Girl]

I don't think they will pay in any visible way either. If they did, and a Democrat administration followed a Republican one, they would try to do the same.

[Denver Ditdat]

How long will we have to wait for the Clintons to pay for the very serious damage they did to our country?

I don't think that there will ever be an earthly accounting for the Clintons. We'll have to wait for Judgment Day for them to get their due.

[trustandobey]

You are most likely right, but Judgement Day is getting closer!

[Humidston]

Well, she needs money really bad.... She has to keep buying new sets of kneepads. They wear out so fast.

[Kaslin]

Well, she needs money really bad.... She has to keep buying new sets of kneepads. They wear out so fast.

Yeah and she expects the tax payers to pay for them.

[BlackElk]

Maybe MacDougal whose lawyers' bills were incurred REFUSING TO OBEY legitimate court orders to testify because he skeevy little heart was going pitty-pat for the Arkansas Antichrist, should be whacked with non-bankruptable Rule 11 sanctions for wasting the time of federal courts with her clearly frivolous claims and with punitive orders to pay the Justice Department's legal fees for defending her ludicrous claims.