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TJ Cox: “That is exactly right, and it is rather clear that Jane Sherburne, the associate White House counsel who personally drew…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 1996
That is exactly right, and it is rather clear that Jane Sherburne, the associate White House counsel who personally drew up this list of all of these scandals, was prescient. While they were claiming no wrongdoing, behind the scenes they were putting together memorandums like this, and the result in the ensuring years has been that 5 of Bill Clinton's closest associates, including his Attorney General and including the Governor of Arkansas, have since been convicted of crimes.
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TJ Cox
California

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Discussing scandals related to the Clinton administration and subsequent convictions of associates.

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