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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK

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To: dougjn who wrote (3661)	9/18/1998 4:31:00 PM
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doug, >>It's the prejudicial emotional impact of the raw information, such as a videotape of the President reacting under star chamber (grandjury)conditions which the American people have no familiarity or standards to judge..<< President Clinton has had the full force of his office to get his side of the story to the American people. He has gone before the American people and stated that his GJ testimony was truthful. He said that his testimony in the Jones depo was "legally accurate". Now we have the opportunity to hear him answer direct questions about those issues. I see absolutely nothing inherently unfair in releasing the tape. You certainly are prejudging the content of the tape by saying "People frequently break down under the sort of unmoderated, unrestrained attack>.." First of all Bill Clinton is a lawyer, and uh, he certainly has had plenty of experience giving legal depositions and testimony. If in fact there is "unmoderated, unrestrained attacks" happening in the GJ room, then to be sure it will show up on the tape and would cause Clinton to appear to be a sympathetic character. I'm not going to prejudge the tape and I think it's extremely condescending to the American people to suggest cannot fairly evaluate the President's testimony. >>Judges do not allow unlimited badgering of witnesses in open court before a jury.. Nothing stops a prosecutor in a grand jury setting. ......Judges allow a witness subject to extended barrage time to collect himself. No such protection before a grand jury.<< Again, you have absolutely no basis for making the statement that Clinton was "badgered" during his GJ testimony. One would think that if that were the case, it would be all the more reason to view the tape because it would put the method of questioning of the POTUS as unfair to the President and would if anything make the prosecutors appear political. BTW, it is my understanding that the POTUS took a one hour "break" during his 4 hour testimony. He took the time to confer with his attorneys outside the GJ room when a particular question was posed. I think one hour would be sufficient for BC to "collect" himself. bp

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