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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Les H who wrote (4619)	9/10/1998 5:30:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Respond to of 13994

A Threat To The Presidency Sources Say Starr Report Alleges Abuse Of Power Report Includes 11 Grounds For Impeachment Portion Of Material To Be Released To Public CBS President Clinton WASHINGTON Thursday, September 10,1998 - 03:16 PM ET (CBS) With key Republicans planning to make independent counsel Kenneth Starr's report public on the Internet, CBS News has learned that it contains 11 grounds for President Clinton's impeachment, including abuse of power. Starr alleges in the report that the White House and the Justice Department attempted to interfere with the testimony of Secret Service agents that had been called before the grand jury, CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Scott Pelley has learned. The president himself and his spokesman have repeatedly, throughout the months, said that the White House had nothing to do with the Secret Service issue. But Starr's report will say that the White House contacted the Justice Department in an attempt to block or slow down that testimony. Sources have also told CBS News that the report lays out a detailed body of evidence accusing President Clinton of possibly four crimes. They are in the areas of perjury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and abuse of power. The report specifically alleges Mr. Clinton lied under oath both in his sworn deposition in the Paula Jones lawsuit in January and again in his grand jury testimony last month, sources said. Abuse of power may include such things as Mr. Clinton using the White House and using taxpayer funds to defend the story for seven months that he knew in the beginning was a lie. Starr's report is locked in a security area on Capitol Hill. But key House Republicans say they plan to release 445 pages of Starr's report on Friday. The plan now is to go to the floor of the House of Representatives Friday, probably in the late morning, and vote to release 445 pages of the report, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer reports. Lawmakers expect the legislation to pass. The pages would then be made available on the Internet, CBS News has learned. Americans continue to say the president should not resign over this scandal, but the latest CBS News poll indicates a greater willingness to blame the current situation on President Clinton than in previous polls. Fifty-three percent of those polled, now say the president is to blame for the crisis. [Click here for the complete CBS News poll.] For his part, Mr. Clinton spent Thursday continuing to apologize for his conduct. He met Thursday with Democrats in the Senate and in his Cabinet, apologizing and attempting to win back their support. The House Rules Committee has been working since it received Starr's report Wednesday to reach a final draft of its resolution, which will seek House approval to transmit the report to the Judiciary Committee. If that resolution is approved, the Judicial Committee will establish procedures for conducting an initial investigation. House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned lawmakers Thursday to watch what they say about President Clinton on the House floor. Gingrich says House rules prevent members from using language "personally offensive to the president." President Clinton returned to Washington Thursday, after a 24-hour fund-raising trip in Florida Wednesday, where he offered a his most contrite apology yet. "I've tried to do a good job of taking care of the country when I haven't done a good job of taking care of my family," Mr. Clinton said. "I hope you and others will forgive me for the mistakes I have made." cbs.com