The whitewater controversy, whitewater scandal, or simply whitewater, was an american political controversy during the 1990s. House judiciary committee in 1972 to work on the watergate impeachment inquiry. A new, behindthescenes book explores hillary clinton s 2016 campaign and the excruciating playbyplay of her election night. And if clinton is president, there is no way her justice department can investigate the clinton scandals, any more than this city in the early 1970s would entrust an investigation into watergate. Hillary clinton did not work directly for jerry zeifman, and so he had no authority to fire her. Im descending into a hillary clinton themed fantasy world this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
Clinton drew upon her time as a young watergate committee staffer in a new interview. A congressional report clinton helped pen during watergate was. Its probably bigger than watergate, because it is about the future, the former. Hillary clintons zombie impeachment memo that could help.
No, hillary clinton wasnt fired during the watergate. Bob woodward burned the writer barbara feinman todd, she writes in a new memoir about her career as a researcher and ghostwriter. During the 1972 campaign, nixon launched an allout effort to minimize watergate. Hillary clinton isnt running for office but shes still grist for the gop mill, so it should come as no surprise that an old claim about her credibility is making the rounds running up to the. So does a viral email thats been circulating for years. Hillary and watergatebalanced perspective requested.
Books praising clinton did not sell nearly as well other than her memoirs and those of her husband. It is becoming known as hillary and obamas watergate and makes nixons watergate look like kindergarten. Clinton was still known as hillary rodham when, fresh out of yale law school, she was hired by the house judiciary committee to work on the impeachment case against nixon during the watergate. Hillary clintons zombie impeachment memo that could help fell. About two thirds of the book is information about non hillary clinton information prior to and up to the nixon impeachment actions.
Was hillary clinton fired from watergate investigation. Clinton, after all, was just a lowlevel staff attorney, playing. Oct 21, 2014 did jerry zeifman fire hillary clinton from the watergate investigation. Im a clinical associate professor at nyu and i have the honor and privilege today, july 9, 2018 to be interviewing secretary. Her work has been cited in cases against three presidents, including her. It is both a personal and professional account of nixons impeachment, with heros and villains on both sides of the aisle. Washington post fact checker glenn kessler gives a maximum four pinocchios to the claim that hillary clinton was fired during the watergate inquiry, which has gotten a lot of circulation on social media. There is no evidence she was fired, so this story is false. During that period i kept a private diary of the behind the scenes congressional activities. That was it for me, bradley tells bernstein, in terms of hillary clinton. Hillary clinton and jerry zeifman attorneys and staff assisted both the house judiciary committee and its inquiry into the watergate scandal and into the abuse of office of president richard nixon. Trump says clinton emails saga bigger than watergate. A new book alleges hillary clinton was fired as a staff lawyer for the house of representatives judiciary committee for hampering nixons watergate investigation. Hillary wades into impeachment in watergate interview.
Hillary rodham clinton and watergate conservapedia. Book says hillary talks to dead first lady acknowledged imaginary chats. The impeachment of president nixon and the crimes of camelot. He makes a detailed case that there is no evidence for such a firing. With the house set to begin televised proceedings into how the president dealt. The zombie claim that hillary clinton was fired during the watergate. Her work has been cited in cases against three presidents, including her husband. Hillary wades into impeachment in watergate interview politico. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
His thesis, laid out in his 1995 book without honor. Hillary clinton legal work cited in cases of nixon, trump. Hillary rodham clinton s father was a staunch republican, her mother a democrat who believed in a social safety net. Ghostwriter for hillary clinton, carl bernstein tells stories. Sep 06, 2016 an internet meme claims that hillary clinton was fired from the watergate inquiry. Calabreses information came from democrat jerry zeifman, a counsel and chief of staff of the house judiciary committee, who supervised clinton on the watergate investigation. Secretary of state to cease an investigation into child sex trafficking within the state department. For the first woman of american politics, those chickens are always coming home to roost. The problem is that hillary clinton remained on the watergate committee until richard nixon resigned and the committee was shut down. A 26yearold yale law school graduate then known by her maiden name of hillary rodham worked on the watergate inquiry. The hillary clinton book promo tour continued wednesday night on anderson cooper. Hillary rodham clinton discussed her time as a lawyer on the staff of the house judiciary committee during the impeachment inquiry of. This book has become prominent again because of hillary clinton s campaign. When she ran for senate in 2000, a number of fundraising groups such as save our senate and the emergency committee to stop hillary rodham clinton sprang up to oppose her.
Hillary clinton s zombie impeachment memo that could help fell trump. Ever the ambitious opportunist, hillary clinton accepted an appointment to the house judiciary subcommittee on impeachment during the watergate scandal. New book says bob woodward burned hillary clintons. Hillary clintons former boss says he fired her from an. Talk about the way both ideologies have shaped her personal and political life, and her ability to work with people whose views she does not share. Richard benveniste born january 3, 1943 is an american lawyer. Its full of the stories of courageous and resilient women who had faith that their actions could make a differenceand they were right. Jun 08, 2018 dozens of clinton staff and associates met untimely deaths, in quick succession. Claim that hillary clinton was fired during watergate inquiry. Sep, 2017 hillary clinton said wednesday that russias meddling in the presidential election was probably bigger than watergate and that the kremlin ran a highly sophisticated influence operation.
Clinton was one of dozens of attorneys hired by the u. When asked why hillary rodham was fired, zeifman said in an interview, because she was a liar. Hillary clinton and watergate watergate the education forum. Hillary clinton, who was hillary rodham at the time, had just graduated from yale law. Living history book by hillary rodham clinton official. She served as first lady of the united states from 1993 to 2001, as a united states senator from new york from 2001 to 2009, and as the 67th united states secretary of state from 2009 until 20. Hillary rodhams 1974 watergate procedures were ethically flawed jerry zeifman sent us the letter below, which is based largely on material previously published in his book, without honor. How richard nixon created hillary clinton bloomberg. This fusion gps hoax is going to be a bigger political scandal than watergate. Hillary clinton s newest book, what happened, was released sept. Even bob woodward, one of two washington post reporters who were key in uncovering watergate, last year compared hillary clintons email scandal to richard nixons tapes, noting the same penchant for stonewalling.
And in her chat with anderson cooper, the 2016 democratic presidential nominee made clear her belief that. He is known for his pointed questions and criticisms of members of both the clinton. The rest is about the nixon impeachment effort but does not thoroughly cover hillary clinton s evil actions as i had expected. Appointed to staff of house judiciary committee during watergate. Fired for being a liar as a house judiciary committee staffer in 1974, hillary clinton helped investigate the watergate scandal that led to richard nixons resignation. Hillary clintons zombie impeachment memo that could help fell trump. Washington post legend bob woodward, onehalf of the reportign team that uncovered the watergate scandal, said monday that the tens of thousands of emails hillary clinton. Fifteen facts you may not know about hillary clinton. They claim the position was offered to bill first, and when he refused he suggested rodham for it, which is highly unlikely. Woodward, she writes, pressed her to reveal an anecdote about her time working on hillary clintons it takes a village, promised not to use it, then went ahead and reported it out for his book the choice.
She married bill clinton in 1975 and gave birth to her daughter, chelsea, in 1980. Donald trump made this claim in the last debate, and keeps repeating it in all of his stump speeches. Crimes of camelot and the impeachment of richard nixon j. The zombie claim that hillary clinton was fired during the. If hillary clinton is elected, the email scandal, the payforplay scandal involving the clinton foundation, bill clinton, inc. As a 27 year old staff attorney for the house judiciary committee during the watergate investigation, hillary rodham was fired by her.
Hillary clinton said wednesday that russias meddling in the presidential election was probably bigger than watergate and that the kremlin ran a highly sophisticated influence operation. Fresh out of law school at age 26, hillary received a prestigious appointment to the house judiciary committees watergate investigative team in 1974. Sep 12, 2016 washington post fact checker glenn kessler gives a maximum four pinocchios to the claim that hillary clinton was fired during the watergate inquiry, which has gotten a lot of circulation on social. The edelmans have been trusted mentors of hillary since 1969. Nov 05, 2015 how richard nixon created hillary clinton as a young lawyer, she helped investigate watergate. Trump says emails bigger than watergate jump to media player donald trump responds to the new hillary clinton email probe, saying her corruption is on a scale we have never seen before. Hillary clinton is a methodist, unlike her husband, bill, who is a southern baptist. Of all the welter of predictions for 2016, by far the most dramatic seems to have been given short shrift or swept under the rug the possible indictment of hillary. A congressional report clinton helped pen during watergate was later used to justify impeaching her husband. So pedogate was discredited as fake news, despite nbcs june 11, 20 televised report regarding hillary clinton using her position as u. He first rose to prominence as a special prosecutor during the watergate scandal. Woodward strongly criticized the excerpt of the book that ran in new york magazine, saying bradlees words about watergate were taken out of context and that the transcript himmelman gave him showed bradlee had said woodward and bernstein hadnt embellished.
Former secretary of state hillary clinton has been exposed as a ruthless politician following a playbook similar to richard nixons in the watergate breakin. Oct 23, 2016 was hillary clinton fired from watergate investigation for unethical behavior. Hillary clinton is very much a camouflaged woman whose rewriting of her own history has created an inauthenticity that could be problematic for her presidential campaign, the author of. New book says bob woodward burned hillary clintons ghostwriter. Washington cnn first lady hillary rodham clinton held imaginary. She was fired for corrupt and unethical behavior, according to lifelong democrats in charge of the house investigation dan calbrese and jerry zeifman ziefman has since been smeared by the hilary campaign machine wapo and snopes, for the hairsplitting mistake that he technically he could not fire her as she wasnt a direct. It began with an investigation into the real estate investments of bill and hillary clinton and their associates, jim mcdougal and susan mcdougal, in the whitewater development corporation. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. Hillary rodham clinton books by carl bernstein and jeff. Jerry zeifman said he supervised hillary rodham clinton as she worked on the team that worked on the watergate impeachment inquiry, and that during the investigation hillary clinton had engaged in a variety of selfserving, unethical practices in violation of house rules. Most people say it is a scathing takedown of president trump, bernie sanders and the modern news media. What role did hillary clinton play in the investigation of.
Jun 27, 2014 hillary clinton might be hoping no one buys nixons secrets roger stones new book marking the 40th anniversary of the watergate scandal. How richard nixon created hillary clinton as a young lawyer, she helped investigate watergate. The zombie claim that hillary clinton was fired during the watergate inquiry. From the 1980s to the 2000s, feinman todd worked on a series of newsmaking d. And in her chat with anderson cooper, the 2016 democratic presidential nominee made clear her belief that there is a connection of some sort between president donald trump and russia. An email says that hillary clinton then hillary rodham was fired for lying and being unethical when she was a 27yearold working on the watergate investigation. Clinton drew upon her time as a young house committee staffer in the hourlong sitdown. Think about it hillary clinton and the dnc paid big bucks to the dirty tricksters at fusion gps to concoct an. Hillary clinton lies on the issues, views, immigration, abortion, healthcare and more. Its probably bigger than watergate, because it is about the future, the former democratic presidential candidate told anderson cooper on cnn. Trump says clinton emails saga bigger than watergate bbc news. Clintons dodgy dossier is way worse than watergate. Did jerry zeifman fire hillary clinton from the watergate. Hillary and obama are embroiled in the biggest scandal of any presidential candidate.
Apr 01, 2008 at the time of watergate i had overall supervisory authority over the house judiciary committees impeachment inquiry staff that included hillary rodham who was later to become first lady in the clinton white house. Oct 26, 2019 hillary clinton wrote the book, or at least a memo, on impeachment. Hillary clinton because i have a life you cant make up. Liberal sycophantic sexists loyal to bill clinton deny she received this appointment on her own merit. While the author of the book is critical of her, the book is not just about her. New book says bob woodward burned hillary clinton s ghostwriter. She had no direct involvement in the scandal itself.
Hillary rodhams 1974 watergate procedures were ethically. A new, behindthescenes book explores hillary clinton. Crimes of camelot and the impeachment of president nixon, is that young hillary clinton was part of a cabal who hoped to see ted kennedy in the white house and therefore attempted to undermine the impeachment of nixon to prevent alleged crimes of jfk from becoming public knowledge. Bob woodward and hillary clinton play important roles in this brisk memoir, and neither comes out looking very good. Zeifman was chief counsel of the house judiciary committee during the watergate inquiry that began in 1973. Hillary clinton wrote the book, or at least a memo, on impeachment. Even bob woodward, one of two washington post reporters who were key in uncovering watergate, last year compared hillary clintons email scandal to richard nixons tapes, noting the same. Rush limbaugh thinks so too and has been making the claim for years. When i researched her participation, i found exactly what is already posted here. Attorneys and staff assisted both the house judiciary committee and its inquiry into the watergate scandal and into.
She is the wife of the 42nd president of the united states bill clinton, and was first lady of the united states during his tenure from 1993 to 2001. A woman in charge, by carl bernstein, dated 200706, excerpts by hillary clinton and bill clinton and others, tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues. Donald trump said that the controversy surrounding hillary clinton s emails is worse than watergate. Was hillary clinton fired from the watergate investigation.
Hillary clinton, then known by hillary rodham her maiden name, was a junior member of the house judiciary committees temporary impeachment inquiry staff during the house of representatives investigation of watergate. She got the job on the recommendation of peter and marian wright edelman. Jun 09, 2003 hillary rodhams 1974 watergate procedures were ethically flawed jerry zeifman sent us the letter below, which is based largely on material previously published in his book, without honor. Hillary diane rodham clinton is an american politician who served as the 67th united states secretary of state under president barack obama from 2009 to 20. Zeifmans 2006 book, hillarys pursuit of power, states that she engaged in a variety of selfserving unethical practices in violation of house rules.
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