Word: offer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...even break--the truth. Lewinsky knows that without transactional immunity, she could be prosecuted for past perjury, since her sworn affidavit is apparently different from what she said on the tapes. The President's lawyers do not have the power to rescue her from this jeopardy. Indeed, they cannot offer her anything--or even talk to her. Starr can offer her full immunity. But he will not do so unless her story is consistent with what he wants to prove...
Otherwise, he will prosecute her--though his mandate does not extend to alleged perjury committed in the course of a civil case unrelated to Whitewater. This kind of one-sided bargaining power gives Starr the strength of the legendary godfather to make an offer that cannot be refused. He can point to Susan McDougal as an example of someone who spurned his offer and is now languishing in prison...
...from a frightened target is greatest when the allegations against the higher up are vague. Crimes such as "subornation of perjury" and "obstruction of justice" are as vague as they get. A slight shift in nuance or emphasis could turn the true reality of an innocent conversation or job offer into the false memory of an apparent felony. The shift in nuance need not even be deliberate. Memories tend to be enhanced by the realities of threat and promise...
...love to tell you what Tonya has to say about all this, but her sometime agent, David Hans Schmidt, said she would accept no less than $10,000 for an interview because she's flat broke and "all she has is her infamy." Schmidt did offer to arrange an interview with another client, Harding's ex-husband, for just "a couple, two, three thousand dollars...
Super Bowls of late have been pretty dull affairs, but you do have the legal option of enlivening matters with a wager or two. Las Vegas casinos offer a dizzying number of propositions for betting on the Game. Here is just a small sample--yes, a small sample--of the "props" for which you can plunk down your money. The variety may offer new meaning to the saying "There's a sucker born every minute...