Scandals
Seven employees fired, one acquitted, and testimony found “factually false”
RECORD / AT A GLANCE
False testimony found / no charges
Seven people lost their jobs; one was prosecuted and acquitted. The independent counsel called her testimony “factually false” but said he could not prove she knew it.
THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY
19 May 1993
The White House fires seven Travel Office staff.
Nov 1995
Former director Billy Dale is acquitted of embezzlement.
Jan 1996
A memo by aide David Watkins points to the first lady’s role.
18 Oct 2000
Ray finds her testimony factually false but declines to prosecute.
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Report introduction: employees dismissed, Dale acquitted, document production. These events have distinct consequences.
Hillary had input; the prosecutor found insufficient evidence of knowingly false testimony. No criminal conviction.
Contemporaneous report of the travel-office final report’s conclusion.
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She had input. She said she did not. Prosecutors could not prove she knew it was false.
The White House fired seven Travel Office employees in May 1993, citing mismanagement. Former director Billy Dale was charged with embezzlement and acquitted by a jury in November 1995. [1]
Robert Ray’s final report in October 2000 found Hillary Clinton played a role in the firings, contrary to her testimony, which he called “factually false.” He declined to prosecute because “the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt” that she knew her statements were false. [2][3]
Report introduction: employees dismissed, Dale acquitted, document production. These events have distinct consequences.
Hillary had input; the prosecutor found insufficient evidence of knowingly false testimony. No criminal conviction.
Contemporaneous report of the travel-office final report’s conclusion.
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