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| Sep 21, 1998 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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Confirms that Willey letters released from official files At the conclusion of the President's grand jury testimony, he admits that the letters which were released to affect the credibility of Kathleen Willey, a material witness in the Jones and other cases, came from her official White House file. By making this admission, Clinton also effectively admits that the Privacy Act was violated, since this law prohibits release of materials from government files on a subject without his or her permission. Similar conduct has been uncovered by Judicial Watch in its $90 million dollar class action lawsuit, such as the unauthorized release of Linda Tripp's Pentagon file arrest record information, and the illegal obtaining and use of over 900 FBI files. Recently, in a deposition of Lanny Davis, the previous White House assistant counsel and now talk show commentator, also admitted to keeping files on various persons and entities, and also releasing these materials to persons outside of the White House for public relations purposes. "It is clear that there is a pattern of Privacy Act violations in the Clinton Administration that goes beyond FBI files. This is why it is so ironic that the President is so concerned about his own privacy, but not the privacy of American citizens," stated Judicial Watch Chairman Larry Klayman. |
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