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Hillary Clinton Off Case, Still May Testify
A California judge has signaled that 2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will not be able to avoid being deposed for a civil lawsuit against her husband and others involved in a Hollywood fundraiser for her 2000 Senate campaign, according to a lawyer involved in the case. Colette Wilson, who represents one-time Clinton fundraiser Peter Paul, tells the New York Sun that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Aurelio Munoz indicated last week that any attempt to prevent Mrs. Clinton from giving sworn testimony in the case would be "dead on arrival." Mr. Paul footed the bill for an August 12, 2000 gala-tribute to the Clintons that raised money for Mrs. Clinton's first Senate campaign. His lawsuit alleges that in exchange for financing the gala, Mr. Clinton agreed to help him promote his company, Stan Lee Media, once he left the White House - and that Clinton later reneged on the deal. In his ruling, Judge Munoz removed Mrs. Clinton as a defendant in the case, saying that Mr. Paul had failed to produce evidence indicating she "was aware that the promises were not made in good faith."
Story Continues Below But Munoz failed to grant a motion from her attorney, David Kendall, to have the entire case dismissed. Given the former first couple's tortured history with sworn testimony - Mr. Clinton's false statement in the Paula Jones civil case resulted in his impeachment - the depositions could be problematic; especially as Mrs. Clinton prepares for her 2008 presidential run. Clinton has already been compelled to testify briefly in the case, saying in a written statement to the court that she has "no recollection" of the arrangement described by Mr. Paul. "I have no recollection whatsoever of discussing any arrangement with him whereby [Mr. Paul] would support my campaign for the United States Senate in exchange for anything from me or then-President Clinton," the top Democrat told the court. "And I do not believe that I made any such statements because I believe I would remember such a discussion if it had occurred." But Paul's attorney countered: "What Hillary was doing was trying to persuade him she was highly interested in his entering into a business deal with her husband. At the actual gala, they talked about it." Mr. Paul said he expects both the ex-president and the former first lady to be deposed in the next few months.
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