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John Shadegg: “We did discover a rather tongue-in-cheek memo from the White House, actually probably not crafted in the White House…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
We did discover a rather tongue-in-cheek memo from the White House, actually probably not crafted in the White House because I doubt they would let this memo out, but it says ``Clinton White House Lessons Learned in the Campaign of 1996.'' First, lesson No. 1, ``Blame it all on the DNC chairmen.'' Lesson NO. 2, ``Don't give back illegal money until it's discovered in a Senate hearing.'' Lesson No. 3, ``Make sure all donors know their 5th Amendment rights'' against self-incrimination. Lesson No. 4, ``The press won't cover the truth until after the campaign.'' Lesson No. 5, ``Spin illegal international contributions as `foreign investment,' helping the trade deficit, pro-labor.''
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John Shadegg
Arizona

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Discussing a humorous memo related to the Clinton White House and the 1996 campaign.

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