Press Release Archive - 1997

CLINTON LEGAL DEFENSE FUND BAILS OUT - Initial Judicial Watch Suit Had Chilling Effect Later; Trie Revelations The "Coup de Grace" (Dec 30, 1997)

CLINTON'S REFUSAL TO FIRE MAGAZINER CONFIRMS THAT LIES WERE GENERATED AT THE TOP - Last Week's Washington Post Editorial Misses The Mark (Dec 29, 1997)

NEW EVIDENCE REVEALS WHY THOMPSON COMMITTEE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT EXPLORING SALE OF CLINTON TRADE MISSION SEATS TO DONORS - Entergy Corporation, a Large Clinton Donor Which Put Together Joint Venture With Lippo and Communist Chinese Government on Ron Brown Trade Mission, Also Big Donor To Republicans (Dec 18, 1997)

RENO HEARING A BUST BURTON COMMITTEE FOLLOWS PREVIOUS HYDE COMMITTEE COP-OUT - "Republicans Literally Out To Lunch During Reno's Appearance"
 (Dec 9, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH APPLAUDS YESTERDAY'S "BOYCOTT" OF RENO BY ABC NEWS - Attorney General's Attempt to Impose Conditions on "This Week" Part of Her Attempted Cover-up (Dec 8, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH STILL REGRETS DEATH OF RON BROWN - CLINTON COMMERCE SECRETARY WAS SLATED FOR DEPOSITION WEEK THAT HE DIED PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW REVEALS EVIDENCE THAT WOUND FOUND ON BROWN'S HEAD WAS UNEXPLAINED (Dec 4, 1997)

LARRY KLAYMAN TO APPEAR ON CNN'S "CROSSFIRE" TONIGHT TO DEBATE RENO INDEPENDENT COUNSEL DECISION - Please tune into CNN at 7:30 P.M. this evening to watch Larry Klayman, Judical Watch's Chairman & General Counsel, debate Reno's decision (Dec 2, 1997)

SPECTER AND TORICELLI REFUSE TO DISCUSS ON ABC'S "THIS WEEK" THE MAJOR ILLEGALITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL - Further Example of Both Political Parties Desire to Ignore the Real Issues (Nov 30, 1997)

HUANG, TRIE, CLINTON, AND SPECTER SECURE AS 'BUGS IN A RUG' THIS HOLIDAY SEASON - The American people do not need to turn to Steven Spielberg or Hollywood for fantasy this holiday season. Instead, they can just take a few moments from their busy shopping schedules to read the news coming out of our nation's capitol
 (Nov 28, 1997)

WHILE CLINTON/GORE RAISED MONEY SADDAM AND OTHERS WERE BUILDING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND CHINA AND RUSSIA WERE HELPING THEM - Defense Secretary Cohen Reveals That Clinton Administration Has Known For Some Time That Iraq And Others Were Stockpiling Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Weapons (Nov 26, 1997)

RENO POISED TO CONTINUE STONEWALL OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL - Public Relations Blitz Precedes Formal Announcement (Nov 24, 1997)

DISCOVERY BY PAUL RODRIGUEZ OF INSIGHT THAT CLINTON SOLD ARLINGTON CEMETERY PLOTS TO DONORS PART OF OVERALL SCHEME TO VIOLATE 18 U.S.C. 600 OF U.S. CRIMINAL CODE - Judicial Watch Previously Found Seats on Trade Missions Sold For Campaign Contributions, Along with Seats on Air Force One, Government Appointments and Other Taxpayer Financed Assets (Nov 21, 1997)

Judicial Watch Challenges Michael Brown Plea Agreement as Contrary to Public Interest of Americans - Group found Huang Charges that Agreement Part of Reno/Justice Department Effort to Cover-Up Clinton Finance Scandal (Nov 19, 1997)

CLINTON & BLAIR BIRDS OF A FEATHER - BRIBERY SCANDAL IN BRITAIN PARALLELS CLINTON'S (Nov 17, 1997)

WOODWARD REPORTS HUANG AND HSIA LIKELY CHINESE AGENTS - REVELATION THAT CLINTON JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WITHELD EVIDENCE FURTHER EXAMPLE OF POSSIBLE ATTEMPTED COVER-UP (Nov 14, 1997)

CLINTON AND GINGRICH BAIL OUT OF FAST TRACK VOTE AS IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT BOTH LEADERS DO NOT HAVE SUPPORT OF THEIR PARTIES - Low Ethical Standing of Both Leaders Key in Humiliating Failure to Pass Measure Designed to Boost Trade
 (Nov 10, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH FORCES RELEASE OF HUNDREDS OF NEW VIDEOS AND AUDIOS OF CLINTON - BROWN FOREIGN TRADE MISSIONS - Clinton Justice and Commerce Departments Had Resisted Release For Several Years (Nov 10, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH CALLS ON GINGRICH TO LEAD, FOLLOW OR GET OUT OF THE WAY - Speaker of the House Vacillates on Representative Barr's Impeachment Request (Nov 6, 1997)

THOMPSON DECISION TO SHUT DOWN FINANCE HEARINGS SHOWS REPUBLICANS ARE PART OF ATTEMPTED BI-PARTISAN COVERUP - Judicial Watch Predicted From Day One That Hearings Were Compromised (Nov 3, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH OPENS INVESTIGATION OF CLINTON/ CHINA NUCLEAR DEAL - Several American Nuclear Providers Went On Brown/Huang Commerce Trade Mission To China And May Have Paid For Clinton Administration Approval (Oct 30, 1997)

MICHAEL BROWN'S CLAIM OF FIFTH AMENDMENT BEFORE HOUSE UNDERSCORES BOGUS PLEA BARGAIN BY RENO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT - JUDICIAL WATCH WILL INTERVENE TO OPPOSE MICHAEL BROWN CASE PLEA AGREEMENT (Oct 29, 1997)

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RAIDS CHARLIE TRIE'S WATERGATE APARTMENT ONE YEAR AFTER CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL BREAKS - Further Evidence Reno/Freeh Have Been Doing Virtually Nothing (Oct 24, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH'S LARRY KLAYMAN TO APPEAR ON TONITE'S FOX DOCUMENTARY ON JOHN HUANG - FOX News will air a documentary this evening on the "John Huang story." (Oct 24, 1997)

RENO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGREES TO SURRENDER 63 MORE CLINTON/RON BROWN DEMOCRATIC PARTY FUNDRAISING TAPES - Clinton Administration Admits Videotapes, Other Evidence About Foreign Trade Mission Trips Sold for Political Contributions Illegally Removed From Commerce Department (Oct 23, 1997)

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT RELEASES "SELECTED" VIDEOTAPES OF CLINTON/BROWN DONOR TRADE MISSIONS, BUT CONTINUES TO OBSTRUCT FULL RELEASE - Partial Disclosure of Heavily Edited Tapes Subject to Federal Court's Order for Full Production Raises New Questions About Why Clinton Administration Fails to Obey Law
 (Oct 21, 1997)

VIDEOTAPES OF BROWN/HUANG CLINTON COMMERCE DEPARTMENT - Despite Stalling Tactics Judicial Watch Forces Disclosure of Videos to American Public (Oct 14, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH HAS EVIDENCE THAT RENO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND CONGRESS HAVE NOT BEEN CONDUCTING VIGOROUS INVESTIGATIONS OF CLINTON FUNDRAISING - Evidence Ignored By Reno/Republican Senators for Ten Months (Oct 13, 1997)

ICKES IMPLICATES PRESIDENT IN CLEAR CUT HATCH ACT VIOLATION - TESTIMONY SUFFICIENT TO MANDATE IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL (Oct 8, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH CALLS FOR CONGRESS TO LEGISLATE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO’S CONDUCT - In its cases against the Clinton Administration, which uncovered John Huang and the campaign finance scandal, Judicial Watch long ago exposed that the Reno Justice Department was not conducting a vigorous investigation. (Oct 7, 1997)

TAPES "DISCOVERY," RENO LETTER SHOWS WHITE HOUSE AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ENGAGED IN COVER-UP - Judicial Watch Cases Showed Obstruction Eight Months Ago; Few Questioned by Justice\FBI at Clinton Commerce Department; Evidence Shredded and Removed (Oct 6, 1997)

RENO STILL IN HER STALL - When Will Congress Wake Up and Resume its Investigation of the Clinton Administration’s Scandals (Sep 30, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH OPENS INVESTIGATION OF SENATOR FRED THOMPSON - Judicial Watch Suspects Coordinated Cover-up of Campaign Finance Illegalities By Republicans and Democrats (Sep 26, 1997)

GINGRICH REPUBLICANS VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS TO NAME FEDERAL BUILDING AFTER RON BROWN - Vote Tantamount to Bi-Partisan Approval of Illegality at Clinton Commerce Department; Shows That Republicans Will Stoop to Any Level to Pander For Votes And Have Little Interest in Cleaning Up Government Corruption
(Sep 25, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH SUPPORTS NET’S DECISION TO COVER BURTON INVESTIGATION OVER THOMPSON HEARINGS - NET’s Switch From Covering Senate to House Hearings (Sep 24, 1997)

REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS HAVE CUT DEAL TO SWEEP CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL UNDER CARPET - Judicial Watch Vows to Fight on as the Lone Ranger; Rejects ‘Bribe’ Offer
(Sep 22, 1997)

PAULA JONES MUST NOT SETTLE AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE - She Owes It To The Americans Who Have Supported Her To Seek The Truth, Which Is More Important Than "Winning" (Sep 16, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH DECLARES ALL OUT LEGAL WAR AGAINST RENO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR ITS CORRUPT AND DISHONEST PRACTICES IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE, OLYMPIC BOMBING, RUBY RIDGE AND WACO AND OTHER SCANDALS - Judicial Watch Alleges that Reno Justice Department Is Both Incompetent and Engaged in a Massive Cover-Up Of Its Unlawful Acts (Sep 11, 1997)

CLINTON PROUDLY TOUTS CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM; LUMS SENTENCED LIGHTLY AS THEY ARE PRAISED FOR "FINE" COMMUNITY SERVICE; AND WASHINGTON POST INTENTIONALLY IGNORES THE LAWSUIT WHICH CAUSED STATE FARM TO BAIL OUT OF JONES CASE - HYPOCRISY IN NATION'S CAPITOL RUNS RAMPANT (Sep 10, 1997)

STATE FARM ADMITS LIABILITY, STOPS PAYMENT OF CLINTON’S LEGAL FEES IN PAULA JONES CASE - JUDICIAL WATCH WINS VICTORY FOR POLICYHOLDERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK REFUND OF PREVIOUSLY PAID FUNDS (Sep 9, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH REVEALED RENO CAMPAIGN FINANCE INACTION SIX MONTHS AGO - CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS SLOW TO CATCH ON AND CAUGHT SLEEPING ON THE JOB (Sep 8, 1997)

HUANG MAY HAVE BRIEFED RON BROWN BEFORE A RECEPTION WITH THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR - IN PRESS CONFERENCE JUDICIAL WATCH UNVEILS EVIDENCE THAT HUANG WAS MORE THAN A LOW LEVEL BUDGET CLERK (Sep 2, 1997)

CLINTON COMMERCE DEPARTMENT PLEADS GUILTY! - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MOVES THE COURT TO ENTER JUDGMENT AGAINST ITSELF TO TRY TO AVOID FURTHER DISCOVERY AND TO CONTINUE TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE (Aug 13, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH FORCES DISCLOSURE OF OVER 100,000 DOCUMENTS ABOUT CHARLIE TRIE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - DOCUMENTS TO SHOW TRIE ADVISED CLINTON ON TRADE POLICY (Aug 12, 1997)

CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND DNC FAILED TO DISCLOSE FUNDRAISING LETTER SELLING TRADE MISSIONS FOR CASH - COMMERCE OFFICIAL WAS ALARMED AS SOON AS SHE SAW IT (Aug 11, 1997)

FOWLER ASKED RENO TO HELP RAISE "OVER $100,000,000" - JUDICIAL WATCH UNCOVERS DOCUMENT IMPLICATING RENO IN DNC FUNDRAISING SCANDAL (Aug 5, 1997)

INTERNATIONAL FUGITIVE TRIE HAD TIES TO COMMERCE TRADE MISSIONS - JUDICIAL WATCH HAS PROOF THAT CHARLIE TRIE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CLINTON'S COMMERCE DEPARTMENT (Jul 28, 1997)

HUANG WAS NOT "WALLED OFF" - RECENT JUDICIAL WATCH DEPOSITION UNCOVERS A VERY DIFFERENT STORY THAN WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED AT THE SENATE HEARINGS (Jul 22, 1997)

SENATOR COCHRAN CONFIRMS RENO IS OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S REFUSAL TO OBEY COURT SUBPOENA FURTHER EVIDENCE OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (Jul 20, 1997)

JOHN HUANG LIED UNDER OATH - HUANG TOLD JUDICIAL WATCH A VERY DIFFERENT STORY THAN WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED AT THE SENATE HEARINGS (Jul 17, 1997)

HUANG'S APPOINTMENT TO COMMERCE WAS A "DONE DEAL" - JUDICIAL WATCH HAS FACTS PROVING THE TRUE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND HUANG'S APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT (Jul 16, 1997)

JUDICIAL WATCH APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT DECISION TO DENY CERTIORARI OF WHITEWATER DOCUMENTS ISSUE - Court Again Rules that President and his Colleagues Are Not Above The Law (Jun 23, 1997)

COURT GIVES JUDICIAL WATCH A GREEN LIGHT TO PURSUE HILLARY CLINTON AND OTHERS FOR MISUSE OF FBI FILES - Watchdog group allowed to discover how White House got confidential data (Jun 12, 1997)