Death of American Virtue - Ken Gormley [502]
“If I knew everything”: Eric Holder, interview by author.
Chapter 28: “The Brace”
“Monica didn’t know”: Jackie Bennett, interview by author.
Ken Starr “hastened in”: Ken Starr, interview by author.
“I’ll need to vet”: Jackie Bennett, interview by author. See also Isikoff, Uncovering Clinton, 312–13.
Initially, the order that Starr’s team drafted: Jackie Bennett, interview by author.
The final order faxed: Isikoff, Uncovering Clinton, 312–13; Jackie Bennett, interview by author. Jackie Bennett, however, was convinced that no matter how one sliced it, Bill Clinton was a “target” of this investigation. In fact, Bennett made sure to clarify this point with his Justice Department overseer, asking Radek whether this language “was broad enough to cover Vernon Jordan and Bill Clinton.” Radek responded, “Yes, sure.”
Judge Sentelle called back to say: The order stated in part: “The Independent Counsel shall have jurisdiction and authority to investigate to the maximum extent authorized by the Independent Counsel [law] whether Monica Lewinsky or others suborned perjury, obstructed justice, intimidated witnesses, or otherwise violated federal law … in dealing with witnesses, potential witnesses, attorneys, or others concerning the civil case Jones v. Clinton” (Order, In Re: Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan Association, 16 Jan. 1998).
“get in line”: Jackie Bennett, interview by author.
Ironically, Mike Emmick was one: Michael Emmick, interview by author.
“The Creative Proposal”: One name kicked around, again, was that of former Attorney General Griffin Bell (ibid.).
“brace”: Paul Rosenzweig, interview by author. The word brace is a term of art sometimes used in law enforcement to mean “to confront” or “to brace a person up,” indicating that the person must cooperate or face going to jail.
Josh Hochberg from DOJ stopped: Ibid.
“somewhat distrustful”: Monica Lewinsky, interview by author.
Tripp had called to say she was running late: Morton, Monica’s Story, 16.
“Monica, this is for”: Ibid., 18; Monica Lewinsky, interview by author.
“opened the wound”: Monica Lewinsky, interview by author.
“there were a lot more people in”: Michael Emmick, interview by author.
Monica was staring: Morton, Monica’s Story, 177.
“My name’s Mike”: Michael Emmick, interview by author.
“Make her stay”: Morton, Monica’s Story, 175; Toobin, A Vast Conspiracy, 205; Monica Lewinsky, interview by author.
Emmick motioned: Michael Emmick, interview by author.
“You could spend”: Morton, Monica’s Story, 176, 179.
“In fact, ‘wailing’”: Michael Emmick, interview by author.
“My life is”: Schmidt and Weisskopf, Truth at Any Cost, 40.
“I can’t believe”: Monica Lewinsky, interview by author.
“She just cried and cried”: Michael Emmick, interview by author.
The prosecutors were able: Ken Starr would later tell the House Judiciary Committee that the fax originated in the “business center” of the building from which Moody routinely sent faxes, and that “we understood it had been provided to us by Mr. Moody, who had received it in his capacity as Mrs. Tripp’s attorney” (Kenneth W. Starr to Honorable Henry J. Hyde and Honorable John Conyers, Jr., 11 Dec. 1998, Evidentiary Record, vol. 12, 717–45).
“laid out the options”: Monica Lewinsky, interview by author.
Lewinsky believed that leaving: Morton, Monica’s Story, 177; Monica Lewinsky, interview by author.
She was adamant: Monica Lewinsky, interview by author.
This option had been openly discussed: Michael Emmick, interview by author. Ken Starr reiterated this position in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee in December (Kenneth W. Starr to Honorable Henry J. Hyde