| For Immediate Release Nov 20, 2001 |
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Nearly 120,000 Citizen Petitions Sent To President Bush and Attorney General Ashcroft Petitions Demand Action on Hillary Clinton, UN, and IRS Corruption (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today conveyed 119,218 citizen petitions asking President Bush and Attorney General John Ashcroft to take specific actions against corruption by Bill and Hillary Clinton, the IRS and the United Nations. Judicial Watch gathered the petitions from its supporters across the United States. 59,535 petitions were sent to Attorney General John Ashcroft demanding that he hold Bill and Hillary Clinton accountable using the evidence available to him from Democratic donor Peter Paul. Mr. Paul, who is represented by Judicial Watch, donated over $2 million to Mrs. Clinton�s Senate campaign as part of an effort to cement a deal for post-Oval Office employment for Bill Clinton with his companies. Mr. Paul�s story has been largely confirmed by ABC News and is backed up by evidence which includes copies of checks, financial records, and candid video and photos. Rather than indict Bill and Hillary Clinton, Peter Paul was indicted on alleged stock fraud by a U.S. attorney from Hillary Clinton�s New York. The petitions ask the Attorney General to work out a deal with Peter Paul so that everyone, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, is held accountable. 33,580 petitions were sent to President Bush requesting that he rehire Linda Shenwick, the State Department official who singlehandedly uncovered numerous instances of waste, fraud, and abuse of authority at the United Nations and State Department. Shenwick, a Judicial Watch client, was retaliated against by the Clinton State Department for exposing to the Congress and the media the U.N.�s waste of American tax dollars and was fired the day after the presidential elections. 26,103 petitions were also sent to President Bush demanding that he fire IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti, a Clinton holdover responsible for illegal audits against conservatives organizations and other perceived adversaries of Bill and Hillary Clinton. For example, under Rossotti�s watch, Judicial Watch client Juanita Broaddrick, the woman who was raped by Bill Clinton, was audited. Rossotti has also been caught red-handed in illegal conflicts of interest. Rossotti, as IRS commissioner, has overseen the awarding of IRS contracts to AMS, a company which he founded and in which he still has a major financial interest. To view the petition leter sent to President Bush, CLICK HERE. To view the petition leter sent to Attorney General John Ashcroft, CLICK HERE. | |