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The courtroom of Judge George Howard: Hugh Aynes worth, “Tucker Felt Heat Waiting for Jury,” Washington Times, 29 May 1996, A9.
“The main thing in deliberating”: Laura E. Malat, interview by author.
The jury foreperson turned: Aynesworth, “Tucker Felt Heat Waiting;" Conason and Lyons, The Hunting of the President, 244.
“We have prayed”: Hugh Aynesworth, “Tucker Will Step Down, but Says He’s Innocent,” Washington Times, 29 Apr. 1996, A9.
barely able to speak: Ibid. Tucker briefly attempted to switch his position, indicating that he would only step aside temporarily, considering this a “disability” under the state constitution, which could be extinguished by a successful appeal. However, after a flurry of activity in the state capitol, Tucker finally tendered his resignation on July 16, as originally planned (Jerry Seper, “Tucker Flip-Flops Way Out of Office,” Washington Times, 16 July 1996, A1).
Lieutenant Governor Mike Huckabee: Conason and Lyons, The Hunting of the President, 245.
“It really is going to drive”: Laurie Kellman, “Verdicts Give Morale Boost to Flagging Dole Campaign,” Washington Times, 29 May 1996, A8.
One juror described: Laura E. Malat, interview by author.
“an unmitigated liar”: Conason and Lyons, The Hunting of the President, 245.
“Who me? I’m innocent”: Laura E. Malat, interview by author.
One juror said: Risa Briggs, interview by author; Laura E. Malat, interview by author. Some jurors, requesting anonymity, even intimated that they believed that Governor Tucker had tried to engineer some “dirty tricks” during the trial, to orchestrate a mistrial.
“I thought he [McDougal] might well have”: Bill Clinton, interview by author.
Chapter 16: The “Cooperating Witness”
“He was a brilliant, delightful”: Bill Clinton, interview by author.
“We are interested”: Amy J. St. Eve to Sam Heuer, 25 July 1996, Heuer papers.
“no business corresponding”: Sam Heuer, interview by author.
It was no secret that: Robert McDaniel, interview by author; Sam Heuer, interview by author.
Jim had also denied: United States McDougal et al., James McDougal testimony, trial transcript, 6988.
“preliminary interviews”: Ray Jahn to Sam Heuer, 30 July 1996, Susan McDougal papers. See also W. Ray Jahn and Amy J. St. Eve to Sam Heuer, 8 Aug. 1996, Susan McDougal papers.
“more interested”: Susan McDougal, interview by author.
Among the numerous: Claudia Riley, interview by author.
Jim came up from: Susan McDougal, interview by author.
St. Eve was prepared to get: ibid.
“Jim and I never talked”: Amy J. St. Eve, interview by author.
“I knew when he started”: Susan McDougal, interview by author. In The Woman Who Wouldn’t Talk, 201–202, McDougal and Harris described this phone conversation as occurring immediately after Starr’s visit. In interviews with the author, however, Susan McDougal placed the call immediately before Starr’s visit to the Riley property to see Jim.
She was out: Susan McDougal, interview by author.
“I drove”: Ken Starr, interview by author.
“He had such a big”: Amy J. St. Eve, interview by author.
“And they had brought”: Susan McDougal, interview by author; McDougal and Harris, The Woman Who Wouldn’t Talk, 201.
“doing a criminal”: George Collins, interview by author. The same point was made by Jim McDougal’s lawyer (Sam Heuer, interview by author).
attempts to “demonize” them: Ray Jahn, interview by author.
“It was kind of a cloak-and-dagger”: James Stewart, interview by author.
“How does this sound”: Susan McDougal, interview by author.
“terrible episode at Claudia’s, where”: Susan McDougal, follow-up interview by author.
“To my knowledge”: Claudia Riley, follow-up interview by author.
“I wanted to talk”: Susan McDougal, interview by author.
“willing to make”: Robert McDaniel, interview by author.
“We almost fainted”: Claudia Riley, re marks made while author was interviewing Susan McDougal.
“I just basically said”: Ray Jahn, interview by author.
“I am penniless”: Susan McDougal, interview by author.
“If it were my daughter, I would”: Claudia Riley, remarks