I would argue that Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich gives him a poor score on equal justice for all.
The former wife of Marc Rich, the fugitive commodities trader and tax evader pardoned by President Clinton in his final hours in office, donated more than $1 million to Democratic causes since 1992, including Bill Clinton's and Al Gore's presidential campaigns.
Mr. Rich fled to Switzerland in 1983 after the U.S. government indicted him on 65 counts of tax fraud, racketeering and tax evasion charges that carry a maximum 325 years in jail.
The billionaire trader, one of the world's richest men, was accused of evading more than $48 million in taxes and faced prosecution for violating U.S. sanctions by trading oil with Iran during the time Iran held American hostages.
Denise Rich, who now lives in New York, contributed nearly $1.3 million to Mr. Clinton and Mr. Gore's campaigns, the Democratic National Committee and various Democratic causes, including contributions to Hillary Rodham Clinton's New York Senate campaign. She also has donated to more than a dozen congressional campaigns.
Mrs. Rich, who identifies herself on federal contribution records as a "songwriter," "actress" or "philanthropist," also gave money to pro-choice and family-planning organizations with Democratic ties and a group called "Friends of Albert Gore, Jr. Inc." . . .
Mr. Rich's attorney, former Clinton White House counsel Jack Quinn, had been lobbying for a pardon for Mr. Rich. Asked yesterday about the pardon of Mr. Rich, Mr. Clinton said he had spent a lot of time considering the case.
Joseph Curl
Washington Times
January 22, 2001
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Not to mention the reason for Clinton's impeachment was due to the crimes he committed from the White House in order to make sure that Paula Jones did not get equal justice.