Judicial Watch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

7/10/2001 Press Office 202-646-5172

ABC’S “20/20" TO AIR STORY ABOUT ILLEGAL HILLARY CLINTON FUNDRAISING

Judicial Watch Client, Peter Paul, Interviewed from Brazil

DATE: Friday, July 13, 2001 TIME: Check Local Listings (Prime Time)

(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes public abuse and corruption, has been cooperating with ABC News’ award-winning investigative reporter Brian Ross, for a story which is scheduled to be aired this Friday, July 13. The story centers around Hollywood mogul Peter Paul’s donations of over $2 million to Hillary Clinton’s Senate Campaign, which donations were never reported to the Federal Election Commission. Mr. Paul’s contributions were previously the subject of a report by renowned columnist Robert Novak entitled “Follow the Money; Probes don’t target politicians with dirty hands,” on June 28, 2001. In his column, Novak pointed out how the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, characteristically is prosecuting Mr. Paul, but not his political benefactor, Hillary Clinton, the Senator from New York.

The money donated by Peter Paul went to finance a multi-million-dollar tribute to Bill Clinton during the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles in August of last year. Many Hollywood stars, including Barbra Streisand, Cher, Brad Pitt and others are witnesses to Mr. Paul’s largess and will be called to testify in a civil suit which Mr. Paul has filed in Los Angeles Superior Court to recoup his campaign contributions. In exchange for these campaign contributions, Mr. Paul expected to be pardoned of prior convictions and for Mr. Clinton to sit on his Board of Directors when he left The White House, among other perks.

The expected hard-hitting ABC 20/20 story will include hard evidence of the Clintons’ crimes, such as the checks which Mr. Paul wrote on Mrs. Clinton’s behalf, personal thank you letters and notes from the Clintons and their daughter Chelsea, and video showing the close relationship between Mr. Paul and the Clintons.

“ABC’s 20/20 piece will once again reveal the Clintons for what they are – money-grubbing, dishonest politicians who know no bounds of ethics or respect for the rule of law. The Bush Justice Department must now take control of this matter and work with Judicial Watch in bringing the Clintons to justice,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.

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-- Anonymous, July 10, 2001