1997: Mr. President . This Is Your Campaign (F.Thompson, Hearings on Clinton Coffees/Campaign $$)

The following is excerpted from remarks by Chairman Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee's yesterday:

I think as probably everyone knows now, this committee has, since April of this year, made inquiry as to whether or not there were visual and audio recordings pertaining to the White House, pertaining to the fund-raisers, specifically with regard to coffees.

We have been told consistently since that time that no such things existed. In July we were pretty well informed that that was not the case.

In July we issued a subpoena that included any audio-visual recordings. We were told again that there were none. On [Aug. 19], counsel for this committee wrote counsel to the White House and specifically identified the White House Communications Agency as what we understood would be the repository of any such audio-visual recordings, and specifically asked again did they not exist.

We were again told they did not. As late as September we were told that there were no tapes of White House coffees.

We were told that as far as the Communications Agency is concerned that they basically taped things . . . where the public media was there also, implying that there was very little taping that went on that was not already known to the media in general.

And we were again told that there were no tapes of any activities in the Oval Office.

"We at this preliminary stage have been able to put together a little footage of our own, based upon what the White House has sent us, that I think for present purposes will be somewhat illuminating. . . .

(snip)

What you will hear is a donor, who is yet unidentified, telling Don Fowler, the chairman of the DNC, that he has five checks for him. Don Fowler's response, about all of which I can make out at this point, mentions "the attorneys" and ends by saying that he'll call the donor to arrange to pick up the checks right after the coffee.

Mr. Fowler apologizes, and then he promises him that the DNC will get it done. . . .

But [he says] don't give me the checks in the White House – we need to preserve the fiction that these coffees are not fund-raisers. . . . "

(snip)

Much of this money that was raised, illegal money, was for your campaign and for your reelection. This is your White House. This is your Department of Justice. And these are your tapes. And you have a responsibility. I would call on you to encourage these people to come forward and testify. Get to the bottom of who's doing what over in your White House..."

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Fascinating look back at Fred Thompson, digging in on the notorious Clinton WH coffee-for-dollars fiascoes.

Shrillery must CRINGE at the thought of Fred Thompson running.

RUN, FRED, RUN !

Mr. Fowler apologizes, and then he promises him that the DNC will get it done. . . .

But [he says] don't give me the checks in the White House – we need to preserve the fiction that these coffees are not fund-raisers. . . . "

This is what Mrs. Bill Clinton would like to bring back to the White House...fraud, corruption and sleeze. She must be stopped!

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