Clintons Want Money Back: Bill and Hillary Asking to Be Reimbursed for Whitewater Probe

ABCNews.com ^ | 7/26/02 | Jackie Judd

[Kaslin]

These people are the most obnoxious, immoral people in the country. They have not 1 ounce of shame.

Converted into metric 1 ounce is 31.1 gram. Way to much in my oppinion. How about They don't have not 1 gram of shame? Which converts to 0.03527 ounce

[joyce11111]

Bubba worries about aides and not terrorists, so his refund should ALL go to Aides.

[stilts]

Come to think of it, as a taxpayer I would like my money back too on this one. All that work and the snake just slithers away.

[Kaslin]

Assuming two speeches per week, that's almost $150,000 per speech. Who the hell is paying this dung mold that kind of money?

Idiots, who else?

[Inkie]

What is the origin of the term "clymer?"

[Sandy]

Thank you.

Some snippets:

The Independent Counsel statute provides that

Upon the request of an individual who is the subject of an investigation conducted by an independent counsel pursuant to this chapter, the division of the court may, if no indictment is brought against such individual pursuant to that investigation, award reimbursement for those reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by that individual during that investigation which would not have been incurred but for the requirements of this chapter.

. . . Accordingly, in order to obtain an attorneys' fees award under the statute, a petitioner must show that all of the following requirements are met:

1) the petitioner is a "subject" of the investigation;

2) the fees were incurred "during" the investigation;

3) the fees would not have been incurred "but for" the requirements of the Act; and

4) the fees are "reasonable."

. . .

B. Fees Not Incurred "But For" the Requirements of the Act

We have previously established that "[a]ll requests for attorneys' fees under the Act must satisfy the 'but for' requirement." . . . And we have repeatedly held that "[t]he most difficult element for a fee applicant to establish under the Act is that the fees 'would not have been incurred but for the requirements of [the Act].'" . . . In order to establish eligibility for an award, the fee applicant must show that the amounts claimed are only those fees and expenses above and beyond those she would have incurred as a result of an investigation by the DOJ. . .

If the investigative act generating the defensive costs would, in the absence of the Act, have been pursued by other authorities--'had the case been handled by the Department of Justice or other executive authorities rather than the Independent Counsel'--then Congress did not contemplate the award of counsel fees. . .

[Kaslin]

What is the origin of the term "clymer?"

From a reporter who's last name is Clymer

[I'mAllRightJack]

After leaving office, Hillary Clinton, now a New York senator, signed an $8 million book deal. Her husband, who reportedly makes $15 million a year from speaking engagements, later scored a $10 million book deal.

The poor Liberal Clintons need to feed on the Public teat funded by the over-taxed middle class. Cannot deprive the Clintons who are are trying to make a go of life with their measly tens of millions per year. They really need it because they came into office with nothing.

[VOYAGER]

Are these two scalawags going to be allowed to rob the American tax payer again?

These two scumbuckets need to be deported and that without recourse!

[woofie]

Adam Clymer aka A**hole....

[Swanks]

What is the origin of the term "clymer?"

Bush to Cheney while a live mike was on:
"That's Adam Clymer of the New York Times. He's a world class asshole".
Cheney to Bush: "He sure is."

Adam Clymer's legacy; sure to be footnoted in various-and-sundry history books for the ages to see.

[doug from upland]

Robert Ray should be castrated and hung. Or is it, Robert Ray, who is hung, should be castrated?

[brat]

Tell them we'll send them a check AFTER they return the silver. LOL

[goodieD]

Nah..these two are more like that record played backwards....You know the one that says "Bill and Hill are Satan's shills" and "I killed Vince"...

[Lancey Howard]

Aren't Bill and Hillary the same sickening scumbags who used the FBI to trump up charges against some lowly White House travel office guy so that they could land a lucrative travel contract for their chum Harry Thomasson?

(Checking....checking....) Yep! They are the same sickening scumbags, awrighty!

[lonestar]

you have mail

[Paul Atreides]

Bill and Hillary Clinton are asking the government to reimburse them for about $3.5 million in legal fees stemming from the independent counsel investigation of the Whitewater land deal, ABCNEWS has learned.

Well, it's like this; we can't trust you with the money. You probably wouldn't spend it as wisely as the government. Besides, would you want some social program to suffer, because of your greed? I mean, can we afford to pay you, part of the top 1% of the country, that much money?

[Paul Atreides]

Aren't they also the same scumbags who sent the IRS to attack political foes?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Tricky. Given that the DOJ was actively involved in an investigation of a Clinton Buddy's bank in an investigation that many believe would have led to Clinton if allowed to continue, Said investigation having been called off upon his election... Does he really want to rewind history? I don't think so.

[timestax]

These people are the most obnoxious, immoral people in the country. They have not 1 ounce of shame. 7 posted on 7/26/02 6:40 PM Pacific by Gillmeister [

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