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Gov't Won't Pay McDougal's Legal Bills
The Miami Herald ^ | Fri, Jan. 09, 2004 | Associated Press

Posted on 01/09/2004 9:12:58 PM PST by 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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: impeachment; legalfees; mcdougal; x42
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First Billy Jeff and Hitelry, then Monica and now Susan McDougal.

Yaaaaaaaaahooooooooo

1 posted on 01/09/2004 9:12:59 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
Hiterly=Hitlery
2 posted on 01/09/2004 9:13:58 PM PST by Kaslin ("The way to dishonor a fallen soldier is to quit too early." President George W. Bush)
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3 posted on 01/09/2004 9:14:11 PM PST by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: Kaslin
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.

4 posted on 01/09/2004 9:16:29 PM PST by gortklattu
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To: Kaslin
This is a small reward for what these people have brought on America.
5 posted on 01/09/2004 9:16:42 PM PST by CyberAnt ("America is the GREATEST NATION on the face of the earth")
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To: TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; Yellow Rose of Texas; KC Burke
:-)
6 posted on 01/09/2004 9:20:20 PM PST by amom
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To: Kaslin
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.
7 posted on 01/09/2004 9:27:42 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("...the right of THE PEOPLE to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.")
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To: Kaslin
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.
8 posted on 01/09/2004 9:28:38 PM PST by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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To: Kaslin
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?
9 posted on 01/09/2004 9:30:42 PM PST by laweeks (I)
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To: amom
Thanks for the ping!
10 posted on 01/09/2004 9:35:44 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: laweeks
Forever plus two weekends.
11 posted on 01/09/2004 9:58:54 PM PST by basil
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To: Kaslin
Just think of it as a fine, Klintonoid scumbag.
12 posted on 01/09/2004 10:05:37 PM PST by dsc
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To: Kaslin
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
13 posted on 01/09/2004 10:10:31 PM PST by Waco
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To: Waco
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.

15 posted on 01/09/2004 10:37:46 PM PST by vger (asta la vista earthlink!)
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To: Waco

BOO HOO HOO HOO HOO

16 posted on 01/09/2004 10:39:53 PM PST by vger (asta la vista earthlink!)
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To: Kaslin
She thought her Clinton pardon entitled her to be reimbursed for her legal fees.

Now Geragos will probably attach a lien on her assets.

17 posted on 01/09/2004 10:53:32 PM PST by HAL9000
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To: Kaslin
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Att. MARK GERAGOS =

JACKSON Attorney
PETERSON Attorney
MacDOUGAL Attorney
CLINTON Attorney


P.I. ANTHONY PELLICANO =

JACKSON Private Investigator
HILLARY Private Investigator


.

18 posted on 01/09/2004 10:54:40 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE (Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com.)
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To: Kaslin
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.

19 posted on 01/10/2004 1:15:21 AM PST by justrepublican (Sometimes this stuff...... just ping's me off!)
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To: Kaslin
for heavens sake.... I got a parking ticket a while back, maybe I should ask the government to pay for my stupidity. Duh...
20 posted on 01/10/2004 1:18:53 AM PST by Cate (Bush is da' man...)
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