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| For Immediate Release | |
| Jan 26, 2001 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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(Washington, DC) Today, Judicial Watch, filed the following motion with The Honorable Royce C. Lamberth in its $90 million Filegate class-action lawsuit: FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Civil Action Nos. CARA ALEXANDER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, et al., Defendants. ____________________________________ JOHN MICHAEL GRIMLEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, et al., Defendants. ____________________________________ WHITE HOUSE PERSONNEL CONCERNING DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT COMPUTER PROPERTY Plaintiffs hereby move this honorable Court for an order granting leave for immediate authority to depose witnesses concerning the Clinton-Gore White House vandalism of e-mail evidence, as well as to have this Court conduct an in camera proceeding with the unnamed whistleblower. The grounds for this motion are set forth in the memorandum below. As this Court was advised on Friday, January 12, 2001, and at a Status Conference on January 17, 2001, Plaintiffs brought forth to this Court reliable information from a whistleblower who wanted to appear in camera, initially, due to possible retaliation from fellow employees, that wholesale destruction of property was occurring on Clinton-Gore White House premises. In particular, Plaintiffs’ counsel was advised that the hard drives of computers containing relevant e-mail evidence were being destroyed by wiping them clean. Today, Plaintiffs’ counsel also received information that laptop computers and phone equipment were also stolen. Based upon recent reports of wholesale vandalism of government property – including computer and telephone property – at the Clinton-Gore White House, it is now apparent that indeed the destruction, as described by The Washington Times (Exhibit 1), was occurring, further compounding the obstruction of justice at issue in the e-mail proceedings in this lawsuit. This vandalism occurred despite “new assurances” from Clinton-Gore Justice Department lawyers – and in particular James Gilligan, Esq. – that it was not. Indeed, Mr. Gilligan and his colleagues have repeatedly provided misleading assurances to this Court without proper factual bases to do so, and are themselves now subject to requests by Plaintiffs for orders to show cause. In the final days of the Clinton-Gore White House, a continued lawless course of conduct occurred such that even liberal publications like The Washington Post have now officially branded the Clintons and their administration the most slimy and corrupt in American history. (Exhibit 1.) The vandalism of the White House occurred simultaneously with pardons that were paid for by donors, such as Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rich and others, as well as the looting of government property on Air Force One and a treasure-trove of illegal gifts bestowed upon the Clintons, including one from Mrs. Rich. (Exhibit 2.) This type of illegal conduct has continued to occur simply because the Clinton-Gore White House, Mr. Clinton, and Mrs. Clinton have received signals, if not a carte blanche from the U.S. legal system that they and their colleagues and employees are above the law. They never have and never will have respect for either this Court or any other court. The Clintons and their colleagues and employees now feel that they have escaped the White House, laughing all the way to the bank. This Court has been the one bright light in an otherwise generally politically corrupt legal system-- which spends more time cowering from making tough decisions or scratching the backs of beautiful people, political elite and their friends, and advancing its own self-interests, than meting out justice. For these and other reasons, Judicial Watch respectfully requests that this honorable Court, presided upon by someone Judicial Watch feels is the finest jurist in the land, take immediate and swift action to preserve the integrity of its processes. In recent days, Plaintiffs have even learned that Independent Counsel Robert Ray has taken yet another dive – coming on the heels of his most recent sellout, by not prosecuting the President for perjury and obstruction of justice – and has, not surprisingly, closed his e-mail investigation. As for the Clinton-Gore Justice Department’s e-mail investigation, one can only ask, “What investigation?” About one year ago, when the e-mail scandal first came to light, this Court was again led astray with false claims that this was a meaningful exercise. The Court, for many months, relied upon these false claims, and now the Clintons, their colleagues, employees and their Justice Department think they are “home free.” WHEREFORE Plaintiffs respectfully request immediate authority to depose witnesses, including but not limited to John Podesta and Mark Lindsay (see Exhibit 1), concerning the Clinton-Gore White House vandalism of e-mail evidence, as well as to have this Court conduct an in camera proceeding with the unnamed whistleblower. Respectfully submitted, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. 501 School Street, S.W. Suite 725 Washington, DC 20024 (202) 646-5172 Attorneys for Plaintiffs “This is a sad day in American history. The legal system should hang its head in shame that it has permitted the Clintons to think they can get away “Scot free” from the crimes they have committed against the American people. Judicial Watch will do whatever it takes within the bounds of the law to land the Clintons in prison, perhaps in the same jail cell,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. |
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