- For Inmediate Release July 23, 2003
Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172
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- (WASHINGTON, DC) -- Judicial Watch, the
public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption,
reported today that a federal court ruled that Hillary Clinton can be sued
for conspiracy by Gennifer Flowers. Clinton also was sued for defamation,
though The Honorable Philip M. Pro ruled only that a related conspiracy
claim against Hillary Clinton could proceed. The lawsuit alleges that Hillary
Clinton, along with co-defendants James Carville and George Stephanopoulos,
embarked on a smear campaign to destroy Ms. Flowers' reputation. This campaign
included the publication of falsehoods about Ms. Flowers in Stephanopoulos's
recent book, All Too Human. Ms. Flowers alleges that Clinton and the other
defendants conspired to smear her with false accusations that Ms. Flowers
"doctored" tape recordings of Bill Clinton and that she lied
about her affair with him.
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- The defamation and conspiracy lawsuit will now proceed
to discovery and Judicial Watch will seek testimony from, among others,
Hillary Clinton, Carville, and Stephanopoulos.
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- A copy of the court's decision, which was issued on July
21, 2003, is available on the Judicial Watch Internet site at www.judicialwatch.org.
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- "Ms. Flowers is quite pleased that she finally has
the opportunity to hold Ms. Clinton and her minions Carville and Stephanopoulos
accountable in court. Ms. Flowers has been significantly damaged by their
'smear machine' and is anxious for justice," stated Judicial Watch
President Tom Fitton.
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- "Ms. Clinton is also a defendant personally in another
Judicial Watch lawsuit over the misuse of FBI files by the Clinton White
House. Through these and other legal actions, Judicial Watch expects to
hold Ms. Clinton accountable for her corruption," added Judicial Watch
Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.
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