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

To: capitalistbeatnik who wrote (10184)	1/7/1999 4:59:00 PM
From: j g cordes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13994

The law of unintended consequences always works. Ohhhh yes, how true, which makes it imperative to not distance oneself from the responsibility of intended consequences when they exceed their original intent or purpose.

To: capitalistbeatnik who wrote (10184)	1/7/1999 6:12:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

Willey Case Witness Indicted By JOHN SOLOMON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A grand jury investigating Kathleen Willey's allegation of an unwanted sexual advance by President Clinton indicted one of her friends Thursday on charges of obstructing justice and lying when she cast doubt on Mrs. Willey's story. Julie Hiatt Steele of Richmond, Va., was charged with three counts of obstruction of justice and one count of false statements in an indictment brought by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Among other things, the indictment accused Ms. Steele of filing a false affidavit in the Paula Jones litigation. The president's lawyers had used Ms. Steele's testimony in an effort to cast doubt on the credibility of Mrs. Willey, a former White House volunteer who alleges Clinton made an unwanted sexual advance toward her in the Oval Office in 1993. Clinton denies the accusation. Ms. Steele filed an affidavit in the Jones lawsuit alleging that Mrs. Willey never told her about the alleged advance as she had claimed. But Starr alleged that the affidavit and Ms. Steele's subsequent testimony before two federal grand juries were false. Ms. Steele was told about the advance by Mrs. Willey and repeated the information to her friends, Starr charged. Prosecutors also contend that Ms. Steele lied to FBI agents working for Starr and ''attempted in the Eastern District of Virginia to influence the testimony of one or more witnesses in the grand jury investigation.'' Each obstruction charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. The false statement charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Ms. Steele came to public attention when she was quoted in a Newsweek article a few years back that first brought Mrs. Willey's allegation to light. Ms. Steele contended she lied to the Newsweek reporter at Mrs. Willey's request, and told the reporter that Mrs. Willey had confided to her about the alleged episode with Clinton. She later told the reporter she had lied. The magazine noted the allegation and the switch in the same story. Ms. Steele sued Newsweek in federal court for breach of contract, saying reporter Michael Isikoff had promised not to print her name and then did so. The lawsuit sought unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. The lawsuit is still pending. newsday.com