Word: pardons
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...have a press corps following her around pelting her with questions about Marc Rich and parting gifts." (While that is largely true, the discovery of a note penned by Hugh Rodham, may renew interest in, and questions about, the First Lady?s knowledge of a few decidedly questionable pardon requests). Whatever half-life the pardon story has, however, it is unlikely to completely overshadow Clinton?s new role. "She still has a press corps following her around," says Waller, "but now they?re asking her about legislation, not her marriage...
...many times as he needs to. Last week Bill Clinton emerged from his self-imposed post-pardon-scandal exile. When he opened his new office on 125th Street in Harlem, with its $350,000 annual rent (his first choice, Carnegie Towers in midtown, would have cost taxpayers $800,000), it was full-frontal Clinton--winking, mugging at the most mundane remarks, pointing excitedly into the crowd as if he had just spotted a long-lost friend or a donor. Except for Senator Chuck Schumer, stage center, trying to boogie with the homeboys, it was picture perfect, a routine ribbon cutting...
...criticism of Clinton at the time of his departure - the White House vandalism, the stripping of Air Force One - turned out to be grossly exaggerated by President Bush's aides. But enough of the other stuff was serious - the White House gifts shipped to Chappaqua, the parade of pardons - that his cooling-off period had to be longer than planned. So he communed with Buddy for six months, venturing out in the suv for his morning coffee, playing a lot of golf. Hillary had some issues of her own to deal with - her pardon-mongering brothers, the gift registry, pocketing...
...prison in 1986, offered him stock in a Venezuelan coal deal in return for help with legal problems. (Lundy was convicted of bank fraud last year.) Records show that Roger deposited $100,000 in traveler's checks--some purchased in Venezuela. His lawyer says Roger never asked for a pardon for Lundy. Lundy's lawyer says his client had no coal interests to transfer. But a source says Lundy's friends did. None of this may be illegal, just ethically vague. Sound familiar...
...Roger Clinton's lawyer, Bart Williams, said that his client "has never received any money in connection with a pardon request," though he has received funds from people who have separately asked such favors. Clinton recommended six people for pardons, all of whom were denied, Williams noted...