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Clintons Want Money Back: Bill and Hillary Asking to Be Reimbursed for Whitewater Probe
ABCNews.com ^
| 7/26/02
| Jackie Judd
Posted on 07/26/2002 6:31:26 PM PDT by GeneD
WASHINGTON, July 26 Bill and Hillary Clinton are asking the government to reimburse them for about $3.5 million in legal fees stemming from the independent counsel investigation of the Whitewater land deal, ABCNEWS has learned.
The Clintons racked up about $11 million in legal bills for Whitewater and other investigations during their time in the White House. Their legal defense fund paid about $7 million. So, if their request for reimbursement is successful, the Clintons would end up paying very little out of pocket themselves. Under the law, those who are investigated but not indicted have the right to seek reimbursement if they can prove they would not have been targeted but for the Office of Independent Counsel Act.
"As explicitly authorized by the statute, and following the precedent set by Presidents Reagan and Bush, the Clintons have applied for reimbursement of their legal fees incurred in connection with the independent counsel's Whitewater investigation," Clinton lawyer David Kendall whose own law firm is owed money said in a statement.
Both Presidents Reagan and George Bush, father of the current president, had some legal fees reimbursed stemming from the Iran-Contra probe.
Independent Counsel Found No Wrongdoing
The massive Whitewater inquiry was launched in 1994 to investigate the Clintons' role in an Arkansas real estate venture dating to the 1970s. In September 2000, Independent Counsel Robert Ray the third independent counsel to head the inquiry filed a report clearing the Clintons of any criminal wrongdoing in Whitewater.
After leaving office, Hillary Clinton, now a New York senator, signed an $8 million book deal. Her husband, who reportedly makes $15 million a year from speaking engagements, later scored a $10 million book deal.
Attorney General John Ashcroft and the current independent counsel will be consulted before a decision on reimbursing the Clintons is made.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billlegacyclinton; clintonscandals; davidkendall; hillaryclinton; robertray; whitewater
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To: Swanks
Actually, Cheney said "big time".
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posted on
07/26/2002 10:19:56 PM PDT
by
Feiny
To: Miss Marple
"Hey, I would be willing to pay their legal bills if they would swear on all that is holy to just SHUT UP!!" bill already swore on the Bible to tell the truth - then proceeded to lie. Nothing is Holy to him.
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posted on
07/26/2002 10:37:06 PM PDT
by
kcpopps
To: feinswinesuksass
I just remembered Bush said:"major league a**hole"
To: RightFighter
I vote we go ahead and prosecute them. Bill and Hillary and their corrupt minions will all end up in prison.
To: Northpaw
WHINEY-ASSED LIBERALS
105
posted on
07/26/2002 11:44:19 PM PDT
by
mcook4
To: HAL9000
106
posted on
07/26/2002 11:58:29 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: GeneD
Did Hillary ever pay back the White House...the taxpayers...for her travels? Are we sure they weren't using lawyers on taxpayer's money? Have they been charged for the things they took off AFO? Did we pay for their moves to their new homes? Aren't we paying for their office space now? Doesn't Hillary have the most expensive office and why are we paying for it in the first place...she was not the president or the VP, since when did the American people start paying for first ladies (?) office space?
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posted on
07/27/2002 12:03:03 AM PDT
by
yoe
To: GeneD
Well, we'd LIKE to reimburse you, but we accidentally put the money in the shredder...
To: GeneD
To: NYC GOP Chick
To: sweetliberty
People with more money than sense or those who have as much of a pathological need to be lied to as the Clintons have to lie and pretend to be somebody.
To: feinswinesuksass
Actually, Cheney said "big time". Yep! And actually, Bush said (more to the effect): He's a major league A**.
And Happy (belated) birthday!
Clinton: I Did Not Have Sex With These Women
To: Hildy
Give it to him with a gag order that he is never allowed to talk
to the press again. If he does, put his ass in jail. That's what
Bush should do. I like your thinkin' on both of those counts!
To: GeneD
114
posted on
07/27/2002 3:02:48 AM PDT
by
ppaul
To: GeneD
Now there's a taxpayer's expense!!
How much of those expenses went to cover-up?
To: The Raven
Since Hilliary won't (and isn't legally obligated to) release her tax returns, we don't know how much money they have, which is even more than their salaries would account for I suspect. But I wonder if they're paying blackmail. An overwhelming lust for more public money is one thing, but even Hilliary has got to know that this will not go down well with voters.
To: mewzilla
In 1994 Clinton ASKED that a special counsel be appointed to investigate Whitewater. Another Freeper dug up a newspaper article from '94 reporting Clinton's request and it's posted in FR today (don't know how to link - sorry). Clinton asked for a counsel appointment and now wants reimbursement for his defense. Why, that's just indefensible.
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posted on
07/27/2002 4:44:11 AM PDT
by
Peach
To: GeneD
Tell us first who put the Rose Law Firm billing records outside the White House living quarters, Prof Plum or Col Mustard, or Hildebeast maybe. Go ahead make my day!
118
posted on
07/27/2002 4:57:26 AM PDT
by
LaGrone
To: GeneD
Tell us first who put the Rose Law Firm billing records outside the White House living quarters, Prof Plum or Col Mustard, or Hildebeast maybe. Go ahead make my day!
119
posted on
07/27/2002 4:58:08 AM PDT
by
LaGrone
To: yoe
Also, we are still paying for Bubba's Secret Service Agents including their traveling expenses while he travels the world trying to establish his "legacy".
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