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Was there more to Rich pardon?
Enquirer now reporting Clinton, Denise had White House affair
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The National Enquirer, which recently scooped the rest of the press on two
big political stories -- Jesse Jackson’s love child and Hugh Rodham’s payoff
for pardon work -- is reporting in its latest edition that former President
Bill Clinton was having an affair with Denise Rich, the ex-wife of fugitive
Marc Rich, whom Clinton pardoned on his last day in office.
Congressional investigators in the House and Senate have launched probes to
determine if Clinton pardoned the billionaire Rich in return for $1.5
million that singer-socialite Denise contributed to Democratic causes,
including the Clinton library and Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign.
Denise Rich was a frequent visitor to the White House -- even while Hillary
was away, reports the Enquirer. According to the supermarket tabloid, better
known for its Hollywood gossip than its investigative political reporting,
eyewitnesses saw Denise Rich and Clinton kissing, holding hands and
disappearing behind closed doors.
An anonymous White House insider is quoted in the article as saying: "It was
common knowledge among staff at the White House that Clinton and Rich had a
much closer relationship than 'just friends.' They know of a sexual
relationship. And they know she has told at least a couple of people about
it."
Marc Rich was indicted 17 years ago in the biggest case of tax fraud in U.S.
history and for trading with the enemy -– the nation of Iran during the U.S.
hostage crisis. He and his family fled to Switzerland.
Denise Rich turned to songwriting while in Switzerland. In 1984, her song
"Frankie" became a hit for the group Sister Sledge.
In another story in the same edition of the Enquirer, an anonymous "top
Justice Department source" is quoted as saying Hillary Clinton lied when she
denied knowing anything about her brother Hugh's efforts to obtain pardons
for a convicted swindler and a major L.A. drug dealer.
"Hillary knew that her brother was involved in trying to get pardons from
the president," the source said. "And this wasn’t the first time Hugh was
involved in trying to get a pardon for someone from his brother-in-law."
The report states Hugh Rodham was in the White House on Jan. 19 and 20 when
Clinton was signing the pardons. The source said Hugh Rodham actually
delivered a pardon petition directly to the president. Hillary Clinton was
also in the White House at the time.
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