"The
list of beneficiaries of Clinton's last-minute clemency orgy was as eclectic as
one could imagine: small and big time crooks, con men, bank robbers,
terrorists, relatives, ex-girlfriends, a cross section of the Clinton cabinet,
a former director of the CIA, perjurers (appropriately enough) tax evaders,
fugitive money lenders, Clinton campaign contributors, former members of
Congress, and friends of Jesse Jackson.
The sheer number of pardons and clemency grants, coupled with their
timing the last day of the Clinton Presidency and the first day of Bush Two staggered the press and smothered the story.
Details would have to come later and they were both hard to uncover and
slow to reveal."
Barbara Olsen, 'The Final
Days'. p. 123
Barbara Olson. She Persisted.
No comments:
Post a Comment