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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carolyn who wrote (8147)	5/6/2001 8:57:55 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

MAG: FREEH DEPUTIES CALLED CLINTON A 'CROOK' NO BETTER THAN 'BANK ROBBER'; FBI DEBATED BRIEFING WHITE HOUSE XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUNDAY MAY 6, 2001 15:09:34 ET XXXXX The FBI Director 's relationship with the Clinton White House deteriorated so bad in its waning years that Director Louis Freeh decided to wait for a new Administration to conclude the bureau's investigation of Iranian government officials linked to a 1996 bombing in Saudi Arabia which killed nineteen Americans and injured five hundred. MORE By the end of the Clinton era, Freeh had become "so mistrustful of Clinton that, although he believed that he had developed enough evidence to seek indictment against the masterminds behind the attack, not just the front-line suspects, he decided to wait for a new Administration," the NEW YORKER is planning to report on Monday. According to publishing sources, reporter Elsa Walsh has developed a story slugged: LOUIS FREEH'S UNFINISHED BUSINESS, exploring the estrangement between Freeh and Clinton. The FBI's investigation into Clinton-Gore fund-raising activities and the role of the Chinese government led to a series of disputes. At one point, during a late-night phone call between Freeh and deputies William Esposito and Robert Bryant, about whether to brief Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (and thus potentially Clinton) before a trip to China, Bryant said, "Why should we brief him? He's a crook. He's no better than a bank robber. Would we tell a bank robber about our investigation?" Freeh is said to have replied that that was going a little too far. Hitting racks on Monday. Developing...