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...affidavit, Murphy says that no member of the coaching staff extended any offer of admission to Minuto and that even Murphy’s support of Minuto’s candidacy was contingent upon Minuto’s statements that he was offered a Tulane football scholarship and “substantial playing time” for the fall...
...There is one accusation, however, that places Condit in immediate legal jeopardy. It is Smith's contention that his representatives tried to persuade her to sign a false affidavit that he and she were not involved in a relationship. Condit has not disputed her contention that they had an affair but denies he pressured...
...enforcement authorities spent six hours Wednesday talking to flight attendant Anne Marie Smith about, among other things, Condit's role in an attempt last month to persuade her to sign what she maintains is a false affidavit about their relationship. She'll be spending more time with investigators Thursday, but it's still a long way from here to an indictment for obstructing justice or suborning perjury. For one thing, it's extraordinarily difficult to nail someone for a cover-up when there's no evidence he was involved in the underlying crime - assuming, of course, that there...
...Difficult - but not impossible. Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's office will be trying to nail down a number of specifics, legal experts say, such as: Exactly when the affidavit was presented to Smith (if it was after the FBI talked to her, as her lawyer maintains, that's not good for Condit). Whether Condit knew what was in the affidavit (it helps the Congressman if his lawyer prepared it without revealing the contents). Whether Condit repeatedly asked Smith to sign the affidavit, as her attorney insists he did (if true, that's very bad news for Condit). Whether there...
...Condit's lawyer has said the affidavit was a draft, and contained a paragraph up top telling Smith she could alter or edit any portion of the document. But such assurances may not be enough if the affidavit was false on its face, and Condit did urge her to sign it as is. Beyond that, the case could come down to dueling dictionaries. Remember Bill Clinton's riff on "the meaning of 'is'"? The word "romantic," contained in the Smith-Condit affidavit, might be subject to similar parsing: "I do not and have not had a romantic relationship with Congressman...