Bill Clinton: “Well, let me tell you, you are assuming something that has not been proved. No discrepancies have been established. Now…”

“Well, let me tell you, you are assuming something that has not been proved. No discrepancies have been established. Now, we were all concerned, as we have all said, that we kept hearing all these reports after we got here that there were problems with the Travel Office. It turns out there were problems with the Travel Office, and they were serious. An accounting firm said they were serious. Those have been corrected. The American people should feel good about that. We also said--Mr. McLarty did, who was then the Chief of Staff, undertook his own review and said the matter wasn't handled well and detailed why. There have been something like seven reviews of the Travel Office. So I would dispute your characterization. An allegation is not the same thing as a fact. And particularly, I would remind the American people, when it comes to the whole Whitewater issue, the allegations have often--matter of fact, virtually always borne no relationship to the facts. That's really the story of this for the last 4 years. An allegation comes up, and we answer it. And then people say, ``Well, here's another allegation. Answer this.'' And then, ``Here's another allegation. Answer this.'' That is the way we are living here in Washington today. We're going to do it, and I would ask that--the American people are fundamentally fair-minded. And as I would say, I just ask all of you to listen to the answers and do what the American people will do, make up your own mind. Yes, Brian [Brian Williams, NBC News].”