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| Dec 29, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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Judicial Watch Sources: Clinton To Use White House Complex Townhouse After He Leaves Presidency – Set to Use Jackson Place Townhouse Teddy Roosevelt Used Seeks to Improperly Use White House Resources to Fund (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch has learned through sources that Bill Clinton is seeking improperly to use White House funds to help pay to set up office space in government townhouses across the street from the White House. Clinton plans, according to sources, to use the space for his post-presidency offices. The space, part of the White House complex, is in a Jackson Place townhouse once used by Teddy Roosevelt after he left the presidency. Normally, such offices are for the use of the current administration, and not for the use of a past administration. In other words, according to Judicial Watch’s sources, Clinton is trying to ensconce himself in White House complex offices that normally would be used by the incoming Bush Administration. According to these sources, Clinton is trying to use White House funds, rather than lawful funds designated for his post-presidency, to pay for key aspects of his White House complex offices. (Normally, an ex-president uses private office space after he leaves the White House.) Judicial Watch’s sources on this story are well-placed and have proved reliable in the past. “In essence, Bill Clinton has no intention of leaving the White House after his term ends. He seems intent to set up a shadow presidency within the White House complex itself. His improper plan to use White House resources to further his scheme is outright theft of government property. Even in the waning days of his regime, Clinton’s lawlessness continues,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. |
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