-Caveat Lector- http://www.nationalreview.com/contributors/levin030101.shtml National Review March 1, 2001 The Eric Holder Story - An alternative history. By Mark R. Levin Mr. Levin is president of the Landmark Legal Foundation March 1, 2001 Today's Washington Post wonders whether "Eric Holder's future, once assured, is marred by the case of Marc Printer-Friendly Rich." When pressed on January 19, 2001 by ex-Clinton White House Counsel Jack Quinn to support the Rich pardon, Deputy Attorney General Holder was most accommodating. He told Quinn he was "neutral, leaning towards favorable" on the Rich case. Holder's remark was used by Quinn, and later Bill Clinton, to, in part, justify the president's pardon of Rich. Holder now says that "If I had focused on this in a way that I could have, should have, the recommendation I would have given him would have been, 'Don't do this Mr. President.'" Poor Eric Holder. He's just another wonderful person who got caught up in the Clinton sleaze machine, or at least that's what the Washington Post wants us to believe. The fact is that during his three-year tenure as the second highest-ranking official at the Justice Department, Holder was no innocent bystander. He was one of the Clintons' most loyal, partisan, and aggressive defenders. In his outstanding new book, Absolute Power, David Limbaugh provides a meticulously researched journey through the corruption that was the Clinton-Reno Justice Department. Among other things, he reminds us that just weeks before then-Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr forwarded his impeachment referral to the House of “He was one of the Clintons' most loyal, partisan, and aggressive defenders.” Representatives, it was Holder who pushed for a politically motivated criminal investigation of Starr, philanthropist Richard Mellon Scaife, and The American Spectator magazine. Of course, the probe turned up no wrongdoing, but that wasn't its purpose. The objective was to undermine Starr's credibility during this key period with allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. Holder also intended to besmirch Scaife's reputation and intimidate the investigative reporters at The American Spectator. Holder was also one of the top architects of the frivolous and now discredited Secret Service protective function privilege claim, which was asserted to undermine and delay Starr's investigation. Limbaugh reports that Holder admitted to one of Starr's deputies that Justice had no more than a 5 percent chance of prevailing on this claim. Holder's failure to object to Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich is simply the latest in a long list of disgraceful actions he took on behalf of Bill Clinton, to the detriment of the rule of law. The unvarnished truth is that the only highlight of Holder's tenure at the Justice Department was his departure. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
