Whitewater Real-Estate Development

Tucker/McDougal Trial

• Day-by-day account in trial of Tucker, McDougals - from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
• Clinton's name comes up - CNN News, March 28, 1996
• Whitewater defense targets fraud scheme - CNN News, April 8, 1996
• Clinton to testify Sunday (Fears Whitewater deposition will be 'abused') - CNN News, April 27, 1996
• Clinton gives videotaped Whitewater testimony - CNN News, April 28, 1996
• Clinton Denies Wrongdoing In Whitewater - CNN News, April 29, 1996
• Hillary Clinton's Sworn Statements Questioned - CNN News, May 1, 1996
• Whitewater Prosecutors Rest Their Case - CNN News, May 3, 1996
• Whitewater started as 'sweetheart' deal - CNN News, May 6, 1996
• Judge drops some Whitewater charges against Tucker, Susan McDougal - CNN News, May 7, 1996
• McDougal maintains Whitewater innocence - CNN News, May 7, 1996
• Whitewater court to hear Clinton testimony Thursday (Prosecution bears down on McDougal) - CNN News, May 9, 1996
• President Bill Clinton's Whitewater Testimony - CNN News, May 9, 1996
• Transcript of Clinton's Videotaped Testimony for the Tucker/McDougal Trial, recorded April 28, 1996 and shown (after editing) on May 8, 1996
  • Questioned by Sam Heuer, attorney for James McDougal
  • Questioned by Darrell Brown, attorney for Jim Guy Tucker
  • Questioned by Bobby McDaniel, attorney for Susan McDougal
  • Cross-Examination by the Prosecutor, Ray Jahn
  • Cross-Examination by the Prosecutor, Ray Jahn (continued), with introduction of Exhibit 94
  • Cross-Examination by the Prosecutor, Ray Jahn (continued), with introduction of Exhibits 73, 87, 89 and 91
  • Cross-Examination by the Prosecutor, Ray Jahn (continued), with introduction of Exhibits 76 and 83
  • Cross-Examination by the Prosecutor, Ray Jahn (continued), with introduction of Exhibits 71-B and 81
  • Cross-Examination by the Prosecutor, Ray Jahn (continued), with introduction of Exhibit 93
  • Cross-Examination by the Prosecutor, Ray Jahn (continued), with introduction of Exhibit 80
  • Cross-Examination by the Prosecutor, Ray Jahn (concluded)
• Both sides rest in Whitewater (Clinton denies any link to illegal loan) - CNN News, May 9, 1996
• Charges against Whitewater defendants - CNN News, May 13, 1996
• Whitewater trial nears end - CNN News, May 13, 1996
• Attorneys' closing arguments, May 13-15, 1996:
  • W. Ray Jahn, Associate counsel, office of the independent counsel (beginning)
  • W. Ray Jahn, Associate counsel, office of the independent counsel (continued)
• Whitewater prosecution pits Hale's testimony against Clinton's - CNN News, May 13, 1996
• Judge bans Whitewater defense from taking political tack - CNN News, May 14, 1996
• Whitewater case goes to the jury (Republicans search for gaps in Clinton's testimony) - CNN News, May 17, 1996
• Whitewater jury recesses for weekend - CNN News, May 18, 1996
• McDougal, Tucker guilty of conspiracy in Whitewater trial - CNN News, May 28, 1996
• Whitewater verdict rocks the Clintons - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, May 29, 1996
• Downfall of Clinton cronies - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, May 29, 1996
• Whitewater trial prosecutor sets sights on Clinton - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, May 30, 1996
• Complete Whitewater [trial] coverage from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
• Prosecutor faces dilemma in unraveling Whitewater - by Christopher Ruddy, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 30, 1996
• Right to President Clinton - by John Crudele, May 30, 1996
• Bad ol' good ol' boys - by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Electronic Telegraph, June 3, 1996
• Whitewater verdicts shake political landscape (Jury gives probe legal credibility) - by Jerry Seper and Warren P. Strobel, The Washington Times, June 3, 1996 [pointer]
• The Increasing Pressures of Whitewater - CBN "NewsWatch Today", June 6, 1996
• Whitewater banker 'has more to tell' - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, July 9, 1996

Branscum/Hill Trial

• Clinton ordered to testify in second Whitewater trial - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 5, 1996
• Clinton's new legal battle - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 18, 1996
• Clinton friend accused of plot - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 20, 1996
• Banker: Lindsey called the shots - by Jerry Seper, The Washington Times, July 2, 1996
• Another Whitewater Trial - by John Crudele, July 5, 1996
• Lindsey hit on fund disclosure - by Jerry Seper, The Washington Times, July 8, 1996
• Clinton studied checks, offered job, witness says - by Joseph Curl, The Washington Times, July 8, 1996
• Clinton again testifies via videotape - by Warren P. Strobel, The Washington Times, July 15, 1996
• A transcript of President Clinton's videotaped testimony for the Branscum/Hill trial in Little Rock, as shown on July 18, 1996
• Clinton says no deal made for Branscum - by Jerry Seper, The Washington Times, July 22, 1996
• Lost ledger sheet provokes prosecutor - by Jerry Seper, The Washington Times, August 4, 1996
• Whitewater acquittals cheer Clinton's camp - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, August 5, 1996

Those Pesky FBI Files

• The FBI files - Progressive Review, June 11, 1996
• Inquiry into Clinton use of FBI files on officials - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 12, 1996
• Pentagon aide faces inquiry on FBI files - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 13, 1996
• First Lady ducks flying vase claim - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 17, 1996
• 'Victimised' FBI chief savages meddling Clinton - by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Electronic Telegraph, June 17, 1996
• Clinton's apology fails to put out fire - by Jerry Seper, The Washington Times, June 17, 1996
• FOR LESS THAN THIS COLSON WENT TO JAIL - Paul Weyrich commentary for June 23, 1996
• In reversal, Reno assigns files case to Kenneth Starr - by Paul Benard, The Washington Times, June 25, 1996
• Clinton aide faces Congress over tax files on opponents - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 26, 1996
• Key Clinton aide quits over 'list of enemies' - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, June 27, 1996
• White House admits using files from FBI - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 28, 1996
• Chuck Colson on "Filegate" - CBN "NewsWatch Today", June 28, 1996
• The White House "Big Brother" Data Base & How Jackson Stephens Precipitated a Banking Crisis - by J. Orlin Grabbe, posted to the Internet June 30, 1996
• Army aide Marceca a fraud specialist - by John Crudele, July 1, 1996
• Troubles at home dog Mrs Clinton in Europe - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, July 2, 1996
• The agent's tale (editorial) - The Washington Times, July 2, 1996
• Scandals 'damaging Clinton' - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, July 3, 1996
• Craig Livingstone, A Dirty Tricks Operative? - CBN "NewsWatch Today", July 3, 1996
• Coming home to roost - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, July 4, 1996
• Were FBI files for collecting dirt? - by John Crudele, July 5, 1996
• Whitewater ripples - Progressive Review, July 5, 1996
• FBI Report on Filegate, V. CONCLUSION - July 9, 1996
• Hillary faces questioning over files - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, July 15, 1996
• Call girl's diary could put Hillary in the dock - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, September 17, 1996
• Deposition of Craig Livingstone before the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1996 - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
• Investigation into the White House and Department of Justice on Security of FBI Background Files, Interim Report by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, together with Additional and Minority Views, September 28, 1996 - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Lippo-Suction

• SPECIAL REPORT: LIPPO-SUCTION, Or how an employee of Sea World Indonesia and a Buddhist nun ended up bankrolling the Clinton campaign - Progressive Review, October 18, 1996
• Some notes on the background of the Lippo-Clinton connections - by George J. Aditjondro, posted to the Internet October 18, 1996
• Lippo-Suction Scandal Monologue of Rush Limbaugh - Rush Limbaugh's summary of the situation on the Lippo Group of Indonesia and its buying of the Clinton Administration since Arkansas days -- the Rush Limbaugh show, October 22, 1996
• White House lied about links with billionaire - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, November 20, 1996
• John Huang's Bamboo Network - by James Ring Adams, The American Spectator, December 1996
• Excerpts from Bill Clinton's Press Conference, January 28, 1997, and from Mike McCurry's Press Briefing, January 29, 1997
• Clinton's Chinese takeaway - by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Electronic Telegraph, February 16, 1997
• Chinese spy inquiry uncovers mystery visit - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, February 19, 1997
• China spy scandal threatens Clinton as four stay silent - by Hugo Gurdon, Electronic Telegraph, February 22, 1997

Media Coverage (or lack thereof)

• Time's empty Whitewater exclusive - by Gene Lyons, SALON, March 9, 1996
• America's moral minority prepares to judge Clinton - by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Electronic Telegraph, June 3, 1996
• The Final Days II: Has the Post flipped? - Progressive Review, June 3, 1996
• The Final Days II: Heat on Hillary - Progressive Review, June 11, 1996
• The mediacracy - Progressive Review, June 18, 1996
• A bad week in a bad year (The media are moving in on Clinton) - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, June 21, 1996
• The Final Days II: Privatizing propaganda - Progressive Review, June 28, 1996
• HOLY HYPE! - The Nation, June 28, 1996
• The Final Days II: Growing Turmoil - Progressive Review, July 5, 1996
• UNLIMITED EXCESS (The Mainstream Media Savage Aldrich) - by Edward Zehr, Washington Weekly, July 8, 1996
• Trying to board the Whitewater express - by Wesley Pruden, The Washington Times, July 15, 1996
• MEDIA REX: SCANDAL-SHY - by William Powers, The New Republic, December 16, 1996
• "Hell to Pay" teaser - by Rebecca Borders, The American Spectator web site, December 18, 1996
• TRB: FRIENDS LIKE THESE - by Michael Kelly, The New Republic, December 23, 1996
• "Watkins does not exist" - by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., The American Spectator web site, December 27, 1996
• Hell to Pay (complete story) - by Rebecca Borders, The American Spectator, January 1997 - Part 1, Part 2
• Excerpts from the 331-page "Communication Stream of Conspiracy Commerce" report issued by the White House counsel's office, January 1997 (as selected by editors of The Wall Street Journal), January 6, 1997
• British press accused of Clinton conspiracy - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, January 8, 1997
• PRESS BRIEFINGS BY MIKE MCCURRY (excerpts) - January 9 and 10, 1997
• Putting Whitewater behind us - Progressive Review, January 10, 1997
• Why is Clinton persecuting me? - by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Electronic Telegraph, January 12, 1997
• The Conspiracy Commerce Department (Is there an Internet plot against Clinton, or has he been Web-surfing too much?) - by David Plotz, Slate, January 17, 1997
• "CONSPIRACY COMMERCE" IS JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" - by Edward Zehr, posted to the Internet January 22, 1997
• MEDIA REX: CHAIN OF COMMAND - by William Powers, The New Republic, February 3, 1997

Politicians' Comments (from the Congressional Record)

• RTC Report Exonerates Clintons - Barney Frank (D-Mass.), December 20, 1995
• What Next for the Independent Counsel? - Dan Burton (R-Ind.) before the House of Representatives, May 29, 1996
• "Filegate" - Chairman William F. Clinger (R-PA) before the House of Representatives, July 25, 1996

Reviews

• Blood Sport (New Book Casts Light on Whitewater) - Washington Post, March 6, 1996
• Woodward's Wayward Book - by J. Orlin Grabbe, posted to the Internet June 28, 1996
• The seduction of Hillary Rodham's acidic biographer - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, October 1, 1996

Commentaries

• Biased Press Keeps Watch Over Whitewater - by Patrick Bryson, Utah Valley On-Line, September 2, 1995
• A Blizzard of Lies from the Lady in Pink - by New York Times columnist William Safire, January 8, 1996
• The eerie similarities between Whitewater and Watergate - by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Electronic Telegraph, January 15, 1996
• Is the White House Haunted? - Paul Weyrich commentary for January 21, 1996
• Will Whitewater Boil Over? - by Nick Chase, The Contrarian's View, January 27, 1996
• Parade of the red herrings - by Andrew Ross, SALON, January 27, 1996
• The SALON Roundtable: Getting to the bottom of Whitewater - SALON, January 27, 1996
• James Stewart (author of "Blood Sport") on Nightline, March 11, 1996
• Corruption in the Great American Free Press - by Edward W. Zehr, posted to the Internet May 8, 1996
• Jail to the chief? - by William Safire, June 5, 1996
• Starr-Crossed Election? - editorial by David Corn, The Nation, June 13, 1996
• 'Curse of Oval Office' lays low good ol' boy from Arkansas - by Hugh Davies, Electronic Telegraph, June 19, 1996
• A familiar odor from the summer of '73 by Wesley Pruden, The Washington Times, June 25, 1996
• The rising tide of 'Wifewater' - by Suzanne Fields, The Washington Times, June 25, 1996
• The Young Bill Clinton - by Nick Chase, The Contrarian's View, June 27, 1996
• Whitewater fails to sink Clinton's re-election hopes - by Stephen Robinson, Electronic Telegraph, June 28, 1996
• It's 1996, and we're all from Arkansas - by Wesley Pruden, The Washington Times, July 2, 1996
• Overextended Starr - editorial by David Corn, The Nation, July 11, 1996
• Weekly Commentary by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., The American Spectator, posted to the Internet September 27, 1996
• Pathological politics - Progressive Review, October 12, 1996
• Starr's November Surprise? - by Allan J. Favish, October 18, 1996
• Indone$ian Scandal - editorial by Eyal Press, The Nation, November 11, 1996
• The Starr Indictments II - by J. Orlin Grabbe, posted to the Internet October 27, 1996
• Wake Me from this Nightmare - by Nick Chase, The Contrarian's View, October 30, 1996
• Heaven or Hell (with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe) - posted to the Internet October 31, 1996
• Clinton Campaign II - by R. H. Wheatley, November 15, 1996
• SHOOTING STARR AND WOMEN OUT OF UNIFORM (satire!) - by Bill Feeney, posted to the Internet December 4, 1996
• Why Washington loves James Carville - Progressive Review, December 19, 1996
• Ex-Clinton aide talks - Progressive Review, December 19, 1996
• Conspiracy, Lies, Fraud & Deceit (Why Hillary Rodham Clinton could and should be Indicted for her Role in the Whitewater and Travelgate Scandals) - by Michael Boos, Citizens Public Policy Review, posted to the Internet February, 1997
• Little Rock or a Hard Place? - by Mary McGrory, The Washington Post, February 20, 1997
• Starr's Departure - by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., The American Spectator, February 21, 1997

Reference Material

• Election and Removal of the President and Vice-President - U.S. Constitution, Article II (1789) as modified by Amendment XII (1804), Section 3 of Amendment XX (1933) and Amendment XXV (1967)