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NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Clin
ton said Thursday that he is “bewil
dered” by the controversy over his
last-minute pardon of fugitive fi
nancier Marc Rich and he blamed
Republicans for fueling the criticism.
In a telephone call to Geraldo
Rivera, host of CNBC’s “Rivera
Live” and a friend, the former presi
dent again denied any wrongdoing in
pardoning a man who had faced fed
eral charges of evading more than $48
million in taxes, fraud and participat
ing in illegal oil deals with Iran.
“There’s not a single, solitary
shred of evidence that I did any
thing wrong, or that his (Rich’s)
money changed hands,” Clinton
said, according to Rivera. “And
there’s certainly no evidence that I
took any of it.”
Clinton’s comments were not
recorded, but a transcript of Rivera’s
notes was provided to the Associated
Press. A call to Clinton’s transition
office was not returned.
The pardon is the subject of con
gressional inquiries and a criminal
investigation by the FBI and the U.S.
Attorney’s office in New York, which
indicted Rich in 1983. Prosecutors
are trying to determine whether Clin
ton was somehow bribed to grant the
pardon.
“I was blindsided by this,” Clin
ton told Rivera. “I just wanted to go
out there and do what past presidents
have done, but the Republicans had
other ideas for me.”
Clinton pointed out that Rich was
once represented by lawyer Lewis
Libby, now Vice President Cheney’s
chief of staff.
“It’s terrible!” he told Rivera. “I
mean, he had three big-time Repub
lican lawyers, including Dick Ch
eney’s chief of staff.”
U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White, in
a brief statement issued Thursday,
confirmed her office and the FBI are
investigating whether federal laws
were broken in the pardons of Rich
and his partner, Pincus Green.
The probe is expected to examine
bank and telephone records and oth
er documents.
Critics have noted that Rich’s for
mer wife, Denise Rich, contributed
an estimated $450,000 to the Clinton
Presidential Library Fund, more than
$1.1 million to the Democratic Party
and at least $ 109,000 to Hillary Rod
ham Clinton’s Senate campaign.
Denise Rich has refused to answer
questions before Congress, citing her
constitutional right against self-in
crimination. Her spokesman has not
returned calls seeking comment, but
Rivera said he spoke to her by tele
phone Thursday.
“I spend half my time crying and
half my time laughing,” she said, ac
cording to Rivera. “But that’s not so
unusual for me — I’m suchaneit
tional person.”
As part of the probe, federali
vestigators are expected todete
mine whether campaign finaii
laws were broken — inparticulJ
whether Rich, who renounced:
U.S. citizenship, illegally funneltf
money through his former
accounts.
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prosecutors will have a
proving bribery in the case,
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Switzerfand in the
1980s, was wanted
by the Justice
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other lawyers for Rich,
flooded the White
House with calls and
letters supporting
the pardon.
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don’t believe that we’re going to use the same
trainer they used back in ’93, but once she is here,
we will continue her training process,” said Bo
Wilson, current mascot corporal and a sophomore
business major.
Unlike the last mascot transition in 1993, when
Reveille VI was trained as a puppy in boarding-
school fashion, Reveille VII will stay on campus
with the mascot corporal for her training. If the
puppy has a problem adjusting, Reveille VI will
be around to help.
Reveille VII’s initial training has gone well and
will continue when she gets to College Station,
Efron said.
“Reveille knows how to stand and pose, stand
still for petting, lay down and stay,” Efron said.
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ing trained as a show dog, and that is not something
that you want. We will be there to help with the in
troductions of the dogs and show them how to con
tinue training her in the manner that we began.”
In preparation for Aggie sporting events,
Reveille VII has been getting used to loud noises
such as yelling, clapping and cheering. Efron said
the puppy should not have a problem adjusting.
She is being trained not to bite and nip people
as they run by her. “Reveille carries a Bevo stuffed
animal with her in her mouth all the time to help
her train,” Efron said. “It is the nature of a collie
to go get something that runs by her and bring it
back to the fold.”
When Reveille VII arrives today, she will be
four months old. Graham, Serold, Wilson, A&M
President Dr. Ray M. Bowen and Wynn Rosser, as
sistant to the vice president for student affairs, will
fly to Fort Lauderdale to get her.
McDonald, Bossart and Efron will accompany
the puppy to College Station to witness the pomp
and circumstance associated with her arrival.
“It’s an honor and a privilege for us to provide
Texas A&M University with the next Reveille,”
Efron said. “We can’t thank Texas A&M enough for
asking us to be a part of such a revered tradition.”
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