Posted on 10/19/2001 9:31:04 AM PDT by Pokey78
If not for an African-American former Catholic nun from Arkansas, ex-president Clinton wouldn't been punished at all for repeatedly perjuring himself before Independent Counsel Ken Starr's Monica Lewinsky grand jury, late heroine-author Barbara Olson reveals in her new book, "The Final Days."
Despite Clinton's blatant lawbreaking, Starr's successor Robert Ray was hoping to avoid any prosecution of the ex-president, says Olson.
"Ray wanted to settle, but the Arkansas bar wanted to disbar Clinton for false testimony."
As Ray and Clinton's lawyer David Kendall finalized their negotiations in the White House Map Room on Christmas Day, Olson says Clinton "sat with a frozen grin on his face" -- an apparent indication of his delight over Ray's kid glove treatment.
The only remaining fly in the ointment was Marie-Bernarde Miller, the 48-year-old African-American ex-nun appointed to prosecute Clinton before the Arkansas bar. Miller would have to sign off on any "no-trial" deal.
Kendall traveled to Little Rock to meet with Miller on Jan. 10.
Right from the start, the former member of the order of Religious Sisters of Mercy showed him that she was no easy mark.
"Miller was not about to be pushed around by Clinton's emissary," Olson wrote, "who she kept waiting for hours while she and her colleagues hashed out the matter."
"Then Miller laid down the law to Kendall. To join the plea bargain offer in this case, Bill Clinton had to accept a five-year suspension of his license to practice law in Arkansas and pay legal fees of $25,000."
"Second," said Olson, Miller insisted that "Clinton would have to acknowledge that he knowingly violated a judge's order to tell the truth" -- a stipulation apparently absent from the agreement Kendall hashed out with Independent Counsel Ray.
In marked contrast to his "frozen grin" reaction to Ray's plea deal, Olson says "Clinton was furious" and "white hot with rage" over Miller's terms.
But he "nonetheless knew it was an offer he could not refuse.... He just couldn't stand to be disbarred.... up there with Richard Nixon."
Reading the statement Clinton signed announcing Robert Ray's deal not to prosecute, it's apparent that Marie-Bernarde Miller -- and not the independent counsel -- was the driving force behind the disciplinary action.
"Today I signed a consent order in the lawsuit brought by the Arkansas Committee on Professional Conduct, which brings to an end that proceeding. I have accepted a five-year suspension of my law license, agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to cover counsel fees, and acknowledged a violation of one of Arkansas model rules for professional conduct..... The disbarment suit will now be dismissed."
Throughout the rest of Clinton's statement, released nine days after Miller faced down Kendall, the ex-president made only one reference to any punishment from Ray.
"I will not to seek any any legal fees incurred as a result of the Lewinsky investigation, to which I might otherwise become entitled under the Independent Counsel Act."
Barbara Olson's account makes it clear that, but for one courageous ex-nun from Arkansas, Bill Clinton would have walked away from the Independent Counsel's investigation without a single other sanction.
Maybe Marie-Bernarde Miller knows a good exorcist!
In any case, God Almighty appears to be the only one sufficiently knowledgeable enough, powerful enough--a list of things--enough to insure Bimbo Crusher and side-slick reap the dreadfulness they have sown. Can you imagine being in their shoes when the chickens finally DO come home to roost? Being haunted nightly with nightmares of all the people they've 'graduated' early from this life--would be fairly frightening. And that's the tiniest of drops in a bucket.
I can easily guess, but I'd like to know for sure what the Clintons have on the Bushes.
The word is that Hillery is Bill"s Satanist handler, ala MKUltra.
The House voted successfuly to impeach, the Senate voted unseccessfully to convict and remove. Every member of either body who voted agains X42 in these proceedings deserves credit for that.
Impeachment will be the lead sentence in Clinton's obituary.
I agree...as their slime continues to oooooze out from underneath bodies and from behind bolted doors, history will have to see and note the sludge of these two criminals. You just can't keep this kind of sleeze solid enough to keep it hidden.
YUCK.
Thanks.
Ordered mine from Amazon yesterday and they sent it today. I can hardly wait.
He never did.
I've said it before .. I'll say it again .. The Clinton's are Worthless Pieces of Crap .. their day is coming .. the truth will come out for all to see .. and I will enjoy every moment of those slime buckets having to flee the country .. Ban them all ... and their little dog too
As for Ray .. Star and The Senate .. they need to worry also ... Clinton won't go down alone .. he'll bring them ALL with him .. why .. cause he is gutlest piece of crap ..
Ok .. off my rant for now ..
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