| Printed from JudicialWatch.org Jan 5, 1999 |
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New Evidence Uncovered in Judicial Watch Filegate Case Clinton Lawyers Fail Miserably in Attempt to Undermine Tripp Filegate Testimony In her continuing deposition testimony in the lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch against the Clinton Administration, Hillary Clinton and others over Filegate, Linda Tripp volunteered testimony Tuesday that she saw what she would later come to believe were the infamous Rose Law Firm billing records in the safe of Vincent Foster. The safe was located in then White House Counsel Bernie Nussbaum's office. Ms. Tripp likely saw the records sometime in 1993. Later, when the long-subpoenaed Rose Law Firm records became news after they mysteriously appeared in the White House residence, Ms. Tripp realized that pictures of the records in the media matched what she had seen earlier in Foster's safe. Ms. Tripp testified she may have seen on the records Mrs. Clinton's initials or the words "Rose Law Firm" -- or something else to indicate that they had something to do with Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Foster. Ms. Tripp further testified that Ken Starr had not questioned her on this issue. The Clinton Administration cross-examined Ms. Tripp on this and on her earlier testimony that indicated she saw "oodles" of what she was told were FBI files throughout the White House Counsel's office. Ms. Tripp believed she saw the FBI files of prominent Bush staffers, former Republican Congressman Bill Clinger, former Travel Office head Billy Ray Dale, and White House usher Chris Emory (Emory was reportedly fired by Mrs. Clinton for helping Mrs. Bush with a computer problem). Under cross-examination, Ms. Tripp indicated that some of the files she saw contained documents with the Department of Justice seal and lettering. Indeed, she also testified that Janet Reno and Webster Hubbell frequently visited the White House Counsel's office. "Ms. Tripp withstood Clinton lawyer attempts to undermine her important and credible testimony," stated Larry Klayman, Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel. "Simply put, her testimony on Filegate, Travelgate, and Whitewater spells further trouble for Mr. Clinton and his Administration." | |