Besides being prepared to testify if called by Starr, Dickie named eight other people who would testify that they either bought state commissions from Governor Clinton or helped launder the money. That was of critical importance because in the criminal trial of bankers Herbie Branscum and Robert Hill, Clinton denied under oath that he ever sold a state commission for cash. He testified on video in that criminal trial.
At the tail end of the impeachment investigation in the House, I finally managed to get through to the chief investigator and told him about Dickie and the other witnesses. We arranged for Fick to fly to DC and meet with the committee. I sent to them the transcript of the testimony and noted where he had committed perjury. The attorneys who saw that were astounded. They agreed that this was perjury in a criminal trial. Unfortunately, Schippers was not given enough time to do his job and they didn't pursue the matter.
Another person who became a friend was former trooper L.D. Brown. I helped him in Southern California a few years ago with a book tour for CROSSFIRE: WITNESS IN THE CLINTON INVESTIGATION. L.D. personally watched Clinton receive several thousand dollars from a man who was unqualified but bought his way onto the police commission. Clinton said to Brown something like ---- Well, L.D., sometimes you have to do bad things to be able to do good things.
I met Patrick Knowlton about a year after his journey into the park. He is totally credible and it is a shame that he did not become a star witness. It was a botched investigation and prosecution --- worse than even OJ.
I'm trying to learn to push down my natural tendency to see conspiracies everywhere and just accept that Starr was an incompetant wimp... but it ain't easy for me. Fascinating stuff in your post. I wish Fick would have testified and Shippers was given the time he needed. I'm overjoyed that Nickles will try to topple Lott as Repub leader. I'd like to see ol'' Chester sharing the retirement condo with Newt, Livingston, and Dole.