The klinton legacy continues...
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Saturday July 1, 2000; 4:15 PM EDT
Clinton Disbarment One of Many Presidential Firsts
The presidency of William Jefferson Clinton will
be remembered for many things, not the least of
which is a string of White House firsts
unequaled by any of his predecessors.
With the lawsuit filed by the Arkansas'
lawyer-discipline committee on Friday, Clinton
could be on the fast track to make history as
the first U.S. president to be disbarred while
in office. The committee has a near 100 percent
record of winning its disbarment cases.
But disbarment would merely be the latest in a
long list of White House precedents. Clinton's
remarkable record will also show that he is:
The first elected president in U.S. history to
be impeached -- Dec. 19, 1998.
The first president to be found guilty of a
crime while still in office. (Leaking the
private correspondence of Kathleen Willey in
violation of the Privacy Act)
The first U.S. president to be publicly accused
of forcible rape -- by Juanita Broaddrick, Feb.
24, 1999.
The first U.S. president to approve the sale of
sophisticated weapons technology to a hostile
power while its emmisaries contributed to his
campaign.
The first president to be accused by multiple
witnesses, including one under oath before a
federal grand jury, of using cocaine while he
was the chief law enforcement officer of his
state.
The first U.S. president to be accused of sexual
assault on White House property -- by Kathleen
Willey, March 15, 1998.
The first U.S. president to order a paramilitary
operation where a network television camera crew
was punched, kicked, and forced to the ground at
gunpoint to prevent them from broadcasting live
video coverage. (Elian Gonzalez's abduction --
April 22, 2000)
The first sitting president to be the subject of
a sexual harassment suit -- filed by Paula
Jones, May 8, 1994
The first U.S. president to order an armored
assault on a church, resulting in the deaths of
55 members of the congregation along with 25 of
their children. (Waco -- April 19, 1993)
The first U.S. presidential candidate to accept
financial support from a KGB spy. (Aldrich Ames
-- $7,000, 1991, 92)
The first sitting U.S. president to be named in
a federal criminal referral as a possible
witness to and beneficiary of fraudulant
financial activity. (Whitewater)
The first president to consult with Congress
about combat troop deployment while
simultaneously receiving oral sex -- according
to Monica Lewinsky and Rep. Sonny Callahan.
(Starr Report -- Sept. 1998)
The first U.S. president to have two senior
administration officials die violently under
mysterious circumstances while they were being
pressed for testimony on assorted White House
scandals. (Vince Foster, Ron Brown)
The first U.S. president to have a major
cooperating federal witness against him die in
prison while waiting to give prosecutors the
testimony they later admitted would have led to
first family indictments. (James McDougal)
The first U.S. president to launch unprovoked
missile attacks on two sovereign nations.
(Sudan, Afghanistan -- Aug. 20, 1998)
With more than six months of the Clinton
administration left, other equally impressive
presidential firsts cannot be far off.
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