Word: counsels
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...before he goes to bed and the first to see him in the morning. And he is the person whose job it has been to protect Clinton from the consequences of his misadventures, from Gennifer Flowers to Travelgate. Which is why it is not surprising that on Friday independent counsel Kenneth Starr subpoenaed Lindsey to testify before a grand jury about the President's relationship with Monica Lewinsky. White House aides often describe Lindsey as "the keeper of the secrets." The question now is whether, under oath, he will have anything to reveal...
Officially, Lindsey is the No. 2 lawyer in the White House counsel's office. He first met Clinton in 1968 when they both worked in the office of Arkansas Senator William Fulbright. Lindsey attended law school at Georgetown and eventually returned to Little Rock. When Clinton failed to win re-election as Governor in 1980, he joined Lindsey's firm. They remained close after Clinton returned to office, and in the early days of the 1992 presidential campaign, it was just the two of them trekking the country, seeking support for Clinton's candidacy. Lindsey has remained at Clinton...
Kenneth Starr may be the man who can overthrow Bill Clinton, but he is also proof positive that not every baby boomer started out as a little rebel. The son of a Church of Christ minister, the future independent counsel was raised not to drink or smoke. At George Washington University in the 1960s, when the academic dress code was being cracked at every turn, he would show up in class in a jacket and tie. And even as a teenager, when the freedom to be a slob is supposed to seem like one of life's essential liberties...
...While their boss acted presidential, the attack dogs of the White House were let loose. At 4:30 p.m., assistant White House counsel David Kendall delivered an angry statement announcing his intention to take Starr's team to court over deliberate leaks "which violate the fundamental rules of fairness in an investigation like this." Kendall is releasing the 15-page letter detailing his complaints to the press...
After a month-long fracas characterized by lawyers running roughshod over the law, President Clinton finally decided to play the legal game himself. At 4:30 p.m. Friday, assistant White House counsel David Kendall delivered an angry statement announcing his intention to sue Kenneth Starr over deliberate leaks "which violate the fundamental rules of fairness in an investigation like this," Kendall said. "That office is out of control...