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 For Immediate Release
Nov 6, 2000 Contact: Press Office
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CLINTON-GORE WHITE HOUSE INVOKES PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE TO TRY TO AVOID TESTIMONY ON E-MAIL SCANDAL

E-Mail Contractor Northrop Grumman Official Also Testifies Of Coercion To Keep E-Mail Scandal Secret

Judge Warns White House Not To Destroy Evidence

(Washington, DC) Lost in the news of the 2000 Presidential election is Judicial Watch’s “trial” concerning the e-mail scandal, now taking place in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Last week, White House counsel Beth Nolan refused to testify about discussions with the President over the e-mail scandal, invoking executive privilege. Judicial Watch will be moving the Court to pierce this privilege. Ms. Nolan’s testimony also confirmed that the missing e-mails are much more vast than originally thought. Once produced, they will likely tell the entire story of the Clinton-Gore scandals over the last 8 years.

In addition, a Northrop Grumman official, Joseph Vasta, testified on Friday that the Clinton-Gore White House intimidated the e-mail contractor, Northrop Grumman, into participating in the e-mail cover-up. Vasta testified that it was made apparent that Northrop Grumman could lose its $50-million contract if it didn’t play ball with the Clinton-Gore White House.

Toward the end of the evidentiary hearings last week, The Honorable Royce C. Lamberth admonished the Clinton-Gore White House not to destroy e-mail, implying that this could be attempted after the November 7 election. The Judge reiterated his previous statement that he would “hang” anyone responsible for such destruction.

“Judicial Watch plays no part in electoral politics, but we do play a large part in justice. The criminals of the Clinton-Gore White House should know that regardless of who wins the election tomorrow, Judicial Watch will remain on the trail of holding them accountable no matter how long it takes. Only in this way can we prevent future criminal enterprises in The White House. There is no political Messiah, and the American people should not expect that the next President will seek justice for the Clinton-Gore crimes. That will be up to Judicial Watch and the courts,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.

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