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| Aug 25, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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Evidentiary Hearings To Continue At 10:00 AM, Monday, August, 28, 2000 Date: August 28, 2000 Time: 9:30 a.m. Place: Federal Courthouse Third & Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC Courtroom: 21 Judge: The Honorable Royce C. Lamberth Lawsuit: Alexander, et al. v. FBI, et al. (Filegate) (Washington, D.C.) Today, in a 2-1/2 hour hearing to discuss the status of the ongoing evidentiary proceedings into allegations of obstruction of justice concerning missing e-mail, the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth stated based on the evidence, that sworn documents and testimony provided to his Court by the Clinton-Gore White House are false. To determine who is responsible for this, the evidentiary proceedings will continue in order that the Court may fashion an appropriate procedure for imposing remedies and punishment. In this regard, former White House Counsel Charles Ruff and Assistant White House Counsel Michelle Peterson will be called as witnesses next week, with Peterson currently scheduled to go on Monday. Judicial Watch lead counsel Larry Klayman made it clear that it is important that not only lower-level officials be held accountable for the obstruction of justice, but that higher-ups also be held to account. "Too often the courts have allowed lower-level Clinton-Gore officials to take the fall for the elites, in order to protect the establishment. While Judge Lamberth has made no decision on how he will ultimately proceed, it is important to see how high up in the Clinton-Gore White House the coverup goes. Only in this way will justice be done," stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. A press conference will follow the day's proceedings on the courthouse steps after the hearing. |
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