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| Jan 4, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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MOVING VAN APPARENTLY NOW PARKED IN FRONT OF AMERICA'S HOUSE AT 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE (Washington, D.C.) Judicial Watch has previously requested an accounting from the lawyer for Mrs. Hillary Clinton as to whether or not private or government monies are being used to move to and furnish her 1.7 million dollar mansion in Chappaqua, New York. Judicial Watch has challenged the purchase of this mansion, since it was provided with preferential mortgage terms - which is illegal under the federal election laws (Judicial Watch has also challenged Mayor Rudy Guiliani's misuse of New York City's resources for his campaign). On December 9, 1999, Judicial Watch wrote to Mr. Kendall, the Clintons' private attorney, as follows: Given Mr. and Mrs. Clinton's significant debt, estimated to be at least five million dollars, we respectfully request on behalf of the public interest, complete disclosure of information concerning how they intend to finance decorating, furnishing and renovating the mansion. We are concerned that public and/or private monies and/or other benefits and preferences will be used and/or bestowed by and on them in violation of the anti-gratuity, election, and other laws of the United States. A similar potential situation arose with the former Mayor of the District of Columbia, Marion Barry. Thank you for the courtesy of a response within five days. A failure to respond with complete and full disclosure will be construed as an affirmative answer that the laws are being violated. Not having received a response to date, Judicial Watch can only assume that illegal actions are afoot. The public interest watchdog calls on the usually meek establishment media to determine specifically what is going on at The White House this afternoon, since the Clintons themselves won't talk. |
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