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| Mar 14, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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Oral Argument in Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Tomorrow Seeks to Overturn Civil Contempt Ruling and Initiate Criminal Contempt Proceedings for President's Perjury (Check Local Listings for Showtime!!) (Washington, D.C.) Tomorrow, Judicial Watch counsel, Larry Klayman, and client, Dolly Kyle Browning will appear before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to argue that the decision by Judge Susan Webber Wright to hold the President in civil contempt of court was not sufficient, and that he should be held in criminal contempt for his perjury and other litigation misconduct. Mrs. Browning, who was also involved in the Jones case as a material witness, was also the victim of Mr. Clinton's perjury. In a false memorandum, co-signed by Marsha Scott, Clinton's close confidante, they lied about a meeting between the President and Mrs. Browning. The memorandum was submitted to the lower court as alleged evidence that the President and Mrs. Browning did not have an intimate relationship. Mr. Clinton then lied about the memorandum and other matters. During the impeachment proceedings, the House Judiciary Committee confirmed the truth of Mrs. Browning's testimony, thereby underscoring the perjury of the President. Mrs. Browning then moved the Judge, Susan Webber Wright, to have Mr. Clinton held in criminal contempt and for other sanctions, but in her haste to end the case, Wright did not grant Mrs. Browning's request. "The civil contempt sanctions imposed on the President for his perjury are a mere slap on the wrist. He must be held accountable criminally, and that is why Mrs. Browning has appealed Judge Wright's timid decision to the Eighth Circuit. In the past, this appeals court has routinely reversed Judge Wright, and we expect the same result here, in the interests of justice," stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. The oral argument tomorrow is open to the public. |
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