Clinton Says 'I Don't Want' a Pardon

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Clinton Says 'I Don't Want' a Pardon
http://news.excite.com/news/r/000413/13/news-clinton-pardon

Updated 1:42 PM ET April 13, 2000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Clinton declared on Thursday that "I don't want" a pardon to avoid prosecution in the Monica Lewinsky investigation or any other scandal.
"I don't want one, and I'm prepared to stand before any bar of justice that I have to stand before," Clinton said in answer to a question in an appearance before the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

He said he was "deeply regretful" of the sex scandal that almost cost him his presidency but added that "I'm glad I didn't quit and I'm glad we fought it."

Questions about a possible pardon have arisen in the days since independent counsel Robert Ray was quoted by the Washington Post as saying he may seek an indictment of Clinton after he leaves office on Jan. 20, 2001.

Of the Whitewater land development scandal that erupted during his first term in office, Clinton defiantly called it a "lie and a fraud."

He said he would "not be surprised at anything that happens" but added: "I'm not interested in being pardoned."



[This message has been edited by Skyhawk (edited April 13, 2000).]
 
Quite simply, he doesn't want a pardon because he thinks he did nothing wrong.

Treason, perjury, and murder are only crimes when they're committed by us wee folk.
 
http://news.excite.com/news/r/000413/14/news-clinton-pardon
In a related story, see how slimey Komrad Klinton is. HE ACTUALLY BELIEVES THAT HE SAVED THE CONSTITUTION!!!

President Clinton insisted on Thursday that "I don't want" a pardon to avoid prosecution in the Monica Lewinsky investigation or any other scandal.

"I don't want one and I'm prepared to stand before any bar of justice that I have to stand before,"
Clinton told the American Society of Newspaper Editors, breaking a months-long silence on his legal problems with a defiant swipe at his critics.

Speculation about a possible pardon has surfaced in recent days after independent counsel Robert Ray was quoted as saying he may seek an indictment of Clinton on criminal charges of lying and obstruction of justice after the president leaves office on Jan. 20, 2001.

Ray took over in October 1999 as Whitewater independent counsel following Kenneth Starr's
resignation.

Clinton called the Whitewater Arkansas land development scandal, which triggered the independent counsel investigation and eventually included the Lewinsky matter, "a lie and a fraud from the beginning."

He claimed his 1999 battle against his impeachment by the U.S. Senate in the Lewinsky sex and perjury scandal "saved the Constitution" from being abused by Republicans and halted a Republican right-wing resurgence led by Newt Gingrich, the former House of Representatives speaker.

And Clinton, who has more than $4 million in legal debts, complained that he spent "half my life savings" settling the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit against him for $850,000 -- despite a judge's earlier
dismissal of the lawsuit.

"I made a terrible personal mistake. I think I paid for it. I settled a lawsuit (the Jones suit) ... that I won. I won that lawsuit, remember.... I settled it anyway, because of the political nature of the people that
were reviewing it ... because I wanted to go back to work being president,' he said.

While Clinton said he would not ask for a pardon, he did not technically rule out accepting a pardon.

"Would you request or accept such a pardon?" he was asked.

"Well, the answer is I have no interest in it. I wouldn't ask for it. I don't think it would be necessary," he replied.

And in fact Clinton laid out a case for why a pardon could be justified, saying he felt he has been punished enough.

"So I think I've paid quite a lot. I struggled very hard to save my relationship with my wife and my daughter. I've paid quite a lot," he said.

Vice President Al Gore on Wednesday declined to say whether, if he became president, he would pardon Clinton, saying ex-White House legal counsel Charles Ruff had made that question moot in 1998 when he told the House Judiciary Committee that Clinton "absolutely" would not pardon himself or accept a pardon from his successor.

"That is the answer to that question," Gore said.

Clinton said he was "deeply regretful" of the sex scandal that led to his impeachment by the House of Representatives in December 1998 and almost cost him his presidency. The Senate declined in February 1999 to remove him from office.

"I'm not ashamed of the fact that they impeached me, that was their decision, not mine, and it was wrong. As a matter of law, Constitution and history, it was wrong. And I'm glad I didn't quit, and I'm glad we fought it, and the American people stuck with me, and I am profoundly grateful," he said.

Clinton said his presidential library to be built in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, will include some mention of his impeachment but that he will have a "slightly different take on it."

"You have to understand, I consider it one of the major chapters in my defeat of the revolution Mr. Gingrich led that would have taken this country in a very different direction than it's going today and also
would have changed the Constitution forever in a way that would have been very destructive to the
American people," he said.


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No Comprimise. Infringement of my rights is a Crime!
 
This should probably be another topic, but it elaborates a little more on the original post. I can't believe the audacity of his statements.

Clinton Insists 'I Don't Want' a Pardon
April 13, 2000 3:51 pm EST

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Clinton insisted on
Thursday that "I don't want" a pardon to avoid prosecution in
the Monica Lewinsky investigation or any other scandal.

"I don't want one and I'm prepared to stand before any bar of
justice that I have to stand before," Clinton told the American
Society of Newspaper Editors, breaking a months-long silence
on his legal problems with a defiant swipe at his critics.

Speculation about a possible pardon has surfaced in recent days after independent
counsel Robert Ray was quoted as saying he may seek an indictment of Clinton on
criminal charges of lying and obstruction of justice after the president leaves office
on Jan. 20, 2001.

Ray took over in October 1999 as Whitewater independent counsel following
Kenneth Starr's resignation.

Clinton called the Whitewater Arkansas land development scandal, which triggered
the independent counsel investigation and eventually included the Lewinsky
matter, "a lie and a fraud from the beginning."

He claimed his 1999 battle against his impeachment by the U.S. Senate in the
Lewinsky sex and perjury scandal "saved the Constitution" from being abused by
Republicans and halted a Republican right-wing resurgence led by Newt Gingrich,
the former House of Representatives speaker.

And Clinton, who has more than $4 million in legal debts, complained that he
spent "half my life savings" settling the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit
against him for $850,000 -- despite a judge's earlier dismissal of the lawsuit.

"I made a terrible personal mistake. I think I paid for it. I settled a lawsuit (the
Jones suit) ... that I won. I won that lawsuit, remember.... I settled it anyway,
because of the political nature of the people that were reviewing it ... because I
wanted to go back to work being president,' he said.

While Clinton said he would not ask for a pardon, he did not technically rule out
accepting a pardon.

"Would you request or accept such a pardon?" he was asked.

"Well, the answer is I have no interest in it. I wouldn't ask for it. I don't think it
would be necessary," he replied.

And in fact Clinton laid out a case for why a pardon could be justified, saying he felt
he has been punished enough.

"So I think I've paid quite a lot. I struggled very hard to save my relationship with
my wife and my daughter. I've paid quite a lot," he said.

Vice President Al Gore on Wednesday declined to say whether, if he became
president, he would pardon Clinton, saying ex-White House legal counsel Charles
Ruff had made that question moot in 1998 when he told the House Judiciary
Committee that Clinton "absolutely" would not pardon himself or accept a pardon
from his successor.

"That is the answer to that question," Gore said.

Clinton said he was "deeply regretful" of the sex scandal that led to his
impeachment by the House of Representatives in December 1998 and almost cost
him his presidency. The Senate declined in February 1999 to remove him from
office.

"I'm not ashamed of the fact that they impeached me, that was their decision, not
mine, and it was wrong. As a matter of law, Constitution and history, it was wrong.
And I'm glad I didn't quit, and I'm glad we fought it, and the American people
stuck with me, and I am profoundly grateful," he said.

Clinton said his presidential library to be built in his hometown of Little Rock,
Arkansas, will include some mention of his impeachment but that he will have a
"slightly different take on it."

"You have to understand, I consider it one of the major chapters in my defeat of
the revolution Mr. Gingrich led that would have taken this country in a very different
direction than it's going today and also would have changed the Constitution
forever in a way that would have been very destructive to the American people," he
said.
 
"I saved the Constitution from abuse by the Republicans."

"I did not have sex with that woman."

"I resigned my life membership in the NRA."

Next up: War is peace, ignorance is strength, freedom is slavery... and Orwell's ghost is screaming "I told you so!"
 
Two explainations:

1. Clinton is a sociopathic narcissist (i.e. "I'm perfect, and everyone else is dirt for me to walk on"), truly believing that he did nothing wrong and that he actually did save the Constitution.

2. Clinton knows that he broke the law, is facing certiain conviction, and is already starting the spin machine. "Ah won't accept any pardon...but since ah can't reject it ah guess it'll just happen anyway."
 
Can we have it in writing, signed and notarized, that he will not accept a pardon?
And if it's not too much trouble, could someone ELSE keep the original copy? Clinton doesn't seem to have a flair for finding documents when they're needed.

I thought not.
 
Jeez, Colombe! Me too! Spooky feeling agreeing his Excremency* about ANYthing!!

* It's MY word and I'll use it any danged way I want! So there!

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Either you believe in the Second Amendment or you don't.
Stick it to 'em! RKBA!
 
I don't think he deserves a pardon.

I only hope that the investigators have a chance to delve into the matters of Premier Klintun's wrongdoings while traitor in chief, as well as Regulator of Arkansas.

Remember the findings of a foreign reporter who was brave enough to challenge the war machine.
http://www.thewinds.org/archive/government/evans-pritchard-1-04-98.html

Best Regards,
Don

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The most foolish mistake we could make would be to allow the subjected people to carry arms; history shows that all conquerers who have allowed their subjected people to carry arms have prepared their own fall.
Adolf Hitler
 
You can bet he is lying if he said he gave half of his life savings ($850,000) to Paula Jones just to get it settled, even though he won the case. What did he just spend on that house in New York? Does anybody remember?
 
When he said he was defending the Constitution,I nearly lost my lunch.He has absolutly no shame.

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~Gordon~
 
If Clinton says he doesn't want a pardon, I naturally assume that he's lying and really does want a pardon, or at any rate that he hopes he'll never need one.

However, let's pretend that we're taking him at his word ( :rolleyes: ) and not give him a pardon! He can just play out the final act in the miserable drama of his political life and rot in jail, where he belongs! (Yes, I know he'll get off, because he always does, but it's fun to fantasize about his getting what he deserves.)

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I don't want him to pay for the Monica thing - I want him to pay for the 10 million other things he's done like selling out the american public, secretly conspiring with an outside force ( the UN ) to overthrow the freedom of the united states, for the corruption/brainwashing he supports in our public schools ect ect ect ---> & for doing it with our money !
 
I'll re-post a simple question. President Clinton spent 7+ years engaging in who knows how many crimes and misdemeanors AND then using the apparatus of the federal govt to protect himself and his cohorts. What makes you think that he will quietly ride off into the sunset voluntarily throwing off any and all legal cover he previously enjoyed? Will his integrity suddenly kick in? Will his respect for the Constitution become manifest?

I do not see this guy quietly leaving. The idea that he will not accept a pardon from Gore is dumb. Gore will either protect him, pardon him, or pursue him. Bush? Who knows.

Help me understand this. Why will Clinton leave and expose himself to all sorts of legal problems with no coverage??????

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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

Barry Goldwater--1964
 
He won't need a pardon. He knows too many people in high places. He'll walk away scott free. Just watch.

He won't get a scratch.

CMOS
 
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