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...other people's privacy like that?" She was frightened. They were threatening her mother with prosecution. But if they had all this collateral evidence, then they didn't need my client at all. Linda Tripp illegally taped 20 hours of conversation with Monica and then brought those tapes to Starr, a former judge. Rather than prosecute her, he said, Thanks, I'll use them. They should have gotten court approval, but Starr seems to think it's O.K. to break the law to enforce...
...been leak after leak. I didn't say a word about discussions with the Office of the Independent Counsel. No comment. No comment. I kept asking Nate, How do the reporters know this stuff? The Office of the Independent Counsel is leaking it, said Nate. Meanwhile, Starr's people kept talking to us, but instead of "queen for a day" privileges, they wanted "queen for a month." And they wanted a polygraph test. What do we get in exchange besides your goodwill? I asked. They said they'd decide that later...
Monica told the complete truth about everything as she knows it. The whole story may not be the way Starr wants it. It may not be the way Clinton wants it. But it's credible. It's Generation X speaking. I guess it's not what they want. Monica is unbending. She has seen the reports that Starr is supposedly trying to squeeze her. She is not willing to change her story to meet the needs of the prosecutor. She told them the truth, and now she's angry. Last Friday FBI agents visited Monica's brother at his fraternity...
...gauntlet has been thrown by Starr and the President, two icons of our democratic government. Monica is just a pawn in their game. Kenneth Starr has spent $40 million in taxpayer funds for his investigation. The President is complaining about running out of money for legal fees and says he needs a $3 million fund. But Monica Lewinsky and her parents face the total resources of the U.S. Government--never fewer than five attorneys, and four or five FBI agents working against her. The American public should know what it's like to be caught between two agencies of government...
...think it would be good for the country or bad for the country for Kenneth Starr to end his investigation of Clinton's sexual behavior...