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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000 3:56 p.m. EST
Seminole Plaintiff Jacobs Caught in TV Lie
Earlier this week Harry Jacobs, the plaintiff in Florida's Seminole County absentee ballot case, admitted under oath that he'd consulted with lawyers for Vice President Al Gore.
Understandably, Jacobs was reluctant to make the confession, since Gore continues to publicly insist he has nothing to do with the lawsuit that seeks to have state Judge Nikki Clark toss out 15,000 completely legal votes in order to tip the election the veep's way.
No one was more surprised by Jacobs' confession than Chris Matthews, host of CNBC's "Hardball," who replayed video of the Democratic activist when he appeared on his show last Wednesday and denied any such contacts:
MATTHEWS: Have you had any contact with Ron Klain or any of the attorneys for the Gore campaign?
JACOBS: No, sir.
MATTHEWS: None at all? No contact with the Gore people at all in Washington or in Florida?
JACOBS: Well, I can tell you that I've talked to a lot of Democrats. I've also spoken to a lot of Republicans. Whether or not they have some official capacity, that's something unknown to me. I'm pursuing this case on my own.
MATTHEWS: You got no signal urging you on, for example; no cheering section from anybody connected to Gore?
JACOBS: Not that I'm aware of.
When placed under oath three days later, Jacobs acknowledged talking to Gore campaign attorneys Mitchell Berger and Mark Herron. |
