GOP Sitting on Clinton Shockers
During the House impeachment investigation the Judiciary Committee gathered a treasure trove of politically explosive information on President Clinton, much of which has never been released.
The materials, stored in D.C.'s General Ford Building, are said to include evidence on Clinton's alleged rape of Juanita Broaddrick, the intimidation of other women and , according to one source, the sexual harassment of up to three female Secret Service agents.
The still secret evidence may be historic. A number wavering moderate Republicans reportedly moved into the pro-impeachment column after visiting the Ford Building evidence room.
"The chances that the Ford Building material will ever be made public will depend entirely on the American people. If the American people demand it through their representatives, then it will be. But unfortunately right now, there is simply very little interest on the part of our leadership in the Congress to raise these matters, to pursue them. There are few of us, such as Dan Burton of Indiana, who are trying to get to the bottom of these things to the degree that we can. But by and large the leadership has made a decision that they don't want to touch any of this stuff. So as of now the information, the evidence will not go anywhere."
Though Barr was pessimistic on prospects for making Clinton impeachment secrets public, he did add, "The House could decide, if it had the backbone to do so, it could decide to release the evidence."
Reactions from Congressman familiar with the Ford Building secrets suggest they are extremely shocking.
Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT) told the New York Rimes that the evidence on Clinton is, "Very alarming and very unsettling," involving, "conduct by the President that is alleged to be pretty horrific."
After reviewing the same material. Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) told the Arizona Republic, "I came away nauseated. There are things that go far beyond what we've heard."
One Washington wag told Inside Cover in January that the secret evidence on Bill Clinton reduced Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) to tears. |
