CONCLUSIONS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
1. By the time of Vincent Foster's death in July 1993, the Clinton's had established a pattern of concealing their involvement with Whitewater and the McDougals' Madison Guaranty S&L
2. The Clintons and their associates were aware, at the time of Mr. Foster's death, that the Clintons' involvement with Whitewater and the Madison Guaranty S&L might subject them to liability
3. At the time of his death, Mr. Foster's office contained damaging evidence about the Whitewater and Travelgate affairs
4. White House officials engaged in highly improper conduct in handling documents in Vincent Foster's office following his death
5. Mrs. Clinton was closely involved in the handling of documents in Mr. Foster's office following his death and directed that investigators be denied "unfettered access" to Mr. Foster's office
6. Senior White House officials and other Clinton associates provided incomplete and inaccurate testimony to the Special Committee
7. The Office of the White House Counsel was misused to impede ongoing investigations and to serve the purely personal legal interests of the President, Mrs. Clinton and their associates
BACKGROUND
I. Mr. Foster's Involvement in the Clintons' Personal Matters
II. The Traditional Independence of the White House Counsel's Office
SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE
The Contents of Vincent Foster's Office at the Time of his Death
July 20, 1993
A. The Discovery of Mr. Foster's Body
B. The Park Police Notify the White House and the Foster Family
C. The White House Ignores Repeated Park Police Requests to Seal Mr. Foster's Office
D. Mrs. Clinton Learns of Mr. Foster's Death and Begins to Contact Close Associates
E. Mrs. Clinton Calls the White House on an Unlisted Trunk Line
F. Helen Dickey's Telephone Call to the Arkansas Governor's Mansion
G. The Handling of Trash and Burn Bags in Mr. Foster's Office
H. Senior White House Officials Conduct a Late-Night Search of Mr. Foster's Office
I. Secret Service Officer Henry O'Neill Observes Margaret Williams Remove Documents from Mr. Foster's Office
III. July 21, 1993
A. Mr. Foster's Office is Finally Sealed
B. The White House Impedes Initial Park Police Efforts to Search Mr. Foster's Office
C. The White House Counsel and Deputy Attorney General Agree on a Search Protocol for the Documents in Mr. Foster's office
D. The White House Finalizes the Agreement on the Search Protocol
IV. July 22, 1993
A. The White House Counsel's Office Interferes with Park Police Interviews of White House Staff
B. The First Lady, Margaret Williams, Susan Thomases and Bernard Nussbaum Conduct a Series of Early Morning Telephone Calls
C. The White House Breaks its Agreement with the Justice Department: "A Terrible Mistake"
D. The Window Dressing Review of the Documents in Mr. Foster's Office
E. Mr. Nussbaum's Failure to Search Properly Mr. Foster's Briefcase
F. The Foster Family Lawyer Overhears Discussion of the Scraps of Paper in Mr. Foster's Briefcase
G. The Secretive, Real Review of the Contents of Mr. Foster's Office
H. The Transfer of Clinton Personal Files to the First Family's Residence
I. The Reaction of Law Enforcement Officials to Mr. Nussbaum's Search
V. July 26, 1995
A. The Existence of the Torn-Up Note is Finally Revealed to Law Enforcement
B. The White House's Decision Not to Disclose the Note Immediately to Law Enforcement
C. Mrs. Clinton and Susan Thomases Are Told of the Discovery of the Note
VI. July 27, 1993
A. The Review and Transfer of the Clinton Personal Files From the White House Residence to Williams & Connolly
B. White House Deliberations About the Handling of the Note
C. The President is Told of the Note
D. The White House Finally Turns the Note Over to Law Enforcement
FINDINGS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
1. At the time of his death, Vincent Foster was intimately involved in two brewing scandals--Travelgate and Whitewater--touching on President and Mrs. Clinton
2. Senior White House officials were aware that the President and Mrs. Clinton faced potential liability over Whitewater and their relationship with the McDougals
3. Senior White House officials ignored repeated requests by law enforcement officials to seal Mr. Foster's office on the night of his death
4. White House officials conducted an improper search of Mr. Foster's office on the night of his death
5. Margaret Williams may have removed files from the White House Counsel suite on the night of his death
6. Bernard Nussbaum agreed with the Justice Department officials on July 21, 1993, to allow law enforcement officials to review documents in Mr. Foster's office
7. Margaret Williams and Susan Thomases, in consultation with Mrs. Clinton, took part in formulating the procedure for reviewing documents in Mr. Foster's office on July 22, 1993
8. Bernard Nussbaum failed to conduct a meaningful review of Mr. Foster's office and did not describe to law enforcement officials sensitive files pertaining to the Clintons and the Administration
9. An index of documents in Mr. Foster's office is missing and other indices were revised following his death to conceal possible references to Whitewater
10. Bernard Nussbaum knew about yellow scraps of paper in Mr. Foster's briefcase prior to Stephen Neuwirth's apparent discovery on July 26, 1993
11. Margaret Williams, in consultation with Mrs. Clinton, removed files from Mr. Foster's office to the White House residence to be reviewed by the Clintons
12. Senior White House officials did not provide complete and accurate information to the Park Police and FBI with respect to the handling of Mr. Foster's note
13. Mr. Hubbell probably knew about the discovery of Mr. Foster's note on July 27, 1993
14. Margaret Williams provided inaccurate and incomplete testimony to the Special Committee in order to conceal Mrs. Clinton's role in the handling of documents in Mr. Foster's office following his death
15. Susan Thomases provided inaccurate and incomplete testimony to the Special Committee in order to conceal Mrs. Clinton's role in the handling of documents in Mr. Foster's office following his death
16. Bernard Nussbaum provided inaccurate and incomplete testimony to the Special Committee concerning the handling of documents in Mr. Foster's office following his death