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out there on ev~rybody's mind today, I~th the expansion of the
Whitewater prosecutor's duties to addtess some allegations regarding
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MRS. CLINTON: I have nothing to say about that. -I .will
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say what I've always said, and that's tItat the President and everyone
associated with him will fully cooper~te. But I also believe that -
(inaudible) -- continuation or'a lot ofi~olitical accusations and .
attacks that my husband has beensuoJect to for, I guess, five, SIX
years now. And, as with all of them fL (inaudible) -~ continue to
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Q Mrs. Clinton, help me uhderstand something in this,
in these ,allegations,. which are often 14id at the feet of people who
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don't lil~e your husband. 'He's iIi his ~ast term. What can they
possibly gain by carrying out this aC~ifn?.
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. MRS. CLINTON: I don't want to speak specifically as to .
these allegations because I don't speltk specifically to any and try
to avoid doif)g so. 'But I think that'sl ~ fair question, and I can' .
only give you my opinion for whate~br that's worth. I think from the
time my husband announced he waSI~oing to run for President, for
reasons that I don't fully understand, ihe was considered a threat to
certain ideolo~ical and political posNons that are held by certain .
people deeply In our country, and tli~re has been a concerted effort
to undermine his legitimacy as.President, to .undo much of what he's
been able to accomplish, to attack 1116 personally when he could not
be defeated politically. And I think/it's regrettable.
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And as sal m some mtervtews ear ler t s wee ,
think that it's not good for our .dountry that political accusations
and conflicts are turned into matters of legal concern. They ought
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to be fought out in the arena. But since my husband has been so
successful in changing the direciion of the country and accomplishing
so much on behalf of the countrly, I think it has been very hard for
his opponents to accept. And trat is just my own personal view.
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wife and First Lady, to endure this?
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MRS. CLINTON: You know, I wouldn't say that it's not
hard because it is difficult and dainful anytime someone you care :
about, you love and you admirJ is attacked and subjected to such
relentless accusations as my hu~barid has been. But I also have now
lived with this for, gosh, more than six years, and I have seen how'
these charges and accusations Jvaporate and disappear if they're ever .
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given the light of day. And so I feel the same way about all of
this. It's something I wish that !neither my husband, nor anyone .
.associated with him were subjected to, because I regret it deeply.
And it's something that I don't think is good for the country.
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MRS. CLINTON:· rertainly I believe they are false -- absolutely.
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out there on'everybody~s ml~q today, with the expansion of the
Whitewater prosecutor's',dutie'~' toiddress some'allegations regarding
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MRS, CLINTON;,~,~have bothing to say about that. I will .
say what I've always s~id, :a!1d that'k. th~t the President and everyone
associated with him wIll fully ·c6op~rate. But I also believe that -
. (inaudible)' -~ continil~tiodof~)~t pf ~olitical accus,ations and. .
attacks that my husband.has b,een s,ubJect to.for, I.guess, five, SIX
years now. And; as witrr:a1rpfthe[h,':~ (inaudible)-~ continue to
fulfill ~sresponsibilitie.S as ·Preside~t..
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in these allegations,',which are 'ofteh laid at the feet of people who.
don't like your husband.~He'sin hik ~ast term. What can they
possibly gain by c3.rrying' o,ut this iction?
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MRS. CLIN10N:, L,don't want to speak specifically as to
these allegations pecause J ,do,n't s~e,ak specifically,to any and try ,
to avoid doing so.aut.Ithirik'thafts, a fair ,question, and I can
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only give you my'opi~oij'for ,~hafever that's worth: 'I think from the
'. time my husband announced:', was going to run for Presiderit, for
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people deeply in our co~n~rY:,'a~d Ithere'has been a concerted effort
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And as I s~id in some intervieivs earlier thi~ week, I
think that it's not good for our.country: that' political accusations
and conflicts are turned into matters of legal concern. They ought
to be fought out in the arena. But sincb my husband has been so
successful in changing the direction odhe country and accomplishing
so much on behalf of the country, I thiAk it has been very hard for
. his opponents to accept. And that is jJst my own personal view:
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hard because it is difficult and painful apytime s~meon~ you care
about, you love and you admire is attacked. and subjected to such .
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relentless accilsations as my husband has been. B~t I also have now
lived ,with this for, gosh, more than six years, and I have seen how
these charges and accusations evaporate' and disappear ifthey're ever
given the light of day.' And so I feel thJ same way about all of . .
this. It's something I wish that neither ~y husband, nor anyone
associated with him were subjected to, because I regret it deeply.
And.it's something that I don't think is good for the country.
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Lissa Muscatine - Press Office
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<p>Lissa Muscatine first served in the Clinton Administration as a speechwriter. Within the First Lady’s Office, she served as Communications Director to the First Lady.</p>
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