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Article: COLUMN: Taxpayers should not pay for Clinton & Co. legal bills
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- University Wire
- Article date:
- October 10, 2002
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(Temple News) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- The scandals that plagued the
Clinton White House have been brought into the spotlight once again
as the Clintons, Monica Lewinski and Vernon Jordan are asking for
taxpayer funding for their legal bills, which could total up to $8
million.
Lewinski and Jordan are seeking funds to pay for fees incurred in
the sex scandal, while Bill and Hillary Clinton are looking to be
compensated for the Whitewater investigation.
(Bill Clinton is not able to ask for payment for the Lewinski trial
because of an agreement that he made while in office).
The economy was strong while Bill Clinton was in office, and he was
one of our greatest ...