06-01-2011, 06:22 AM
Ok, here goes.
Larry Nichols lied his way into a job. He had a reputation as being a con man and a shady character. He disguised that by saying he had a recommendation from Betsy WrIght, which he did not.
Once he got the state job, he began working with John Singlaub, notorious off the shelf professional anti Comunist, part of the Iran/COntra secret team. He then hooked up with some conservative Democrats and took trips to Nicaragua to back the COntras. WHile on state salary, he was actually working for and with Singlaub and the Blue Dog Dems. In five months he made 642 long distance calls--on state time and money. All in aid of the illegal Contra cause. He also made 390 calls to a private business partner. Neither had anything to do with his job.
WHen this was reported, Betsy Wright called CLinton and told him to fire Nichols. The next day he was gone. He actually protested his innocence.
It was later found out that Nichols had also committed fraud twice in the private sphere. He avoided jail time by saying he would pay back the victims. Instead he declared bankruptcy and never paid up.
So, when you are on the ropes like that, and may go to jail, what do you do? You start smearing the boss. He started saying that CLinton had funneled money to his girlfriends. And this is where Flowers name started to circulate. But she was only one of five. One of the girls laughed when her name was mentioned and said , "Hell no." WHen the others were called, they all denied it also. In fact, three of them threatened to sue Nichols. The local media knew Nichols was a joke. So to avoid litigation, they did not print any of the girls' names.
Nichols did not have a lawyer at the time. So what did he do? He went to two political enemies of Clinton, Bob Leslie and Sheffield Nelson. Nelson actually handed out Nichols' complaint at his campaign HQ.
Why did you not include any of the above when you used Nichols as a witness?
This is what I mean. THat is the kind of stuff the WC, and Sheridan, omitted.
Larry Nichols lied his way into a job. He had a reputation as being a con man and a shady character. He disguised that by saying he had a recommendation from Betsy WrIght, which he did not.
Once he got the state job, he began working with John Singlaub, notorious off the shelf professional anti Comunist, part of the Iran/COntra secret team. He then hooked up with some conservative Democrats and took trips to Nicaragua to back the COntras. WHile on state salary, he was actually working for and with Singlaub and the Blue Dog Dems. In five months he made 642 long distance calls--on state time and money. All in aid of the illegal Contra cause. He also made 390 calls to a private business partner. Neither had anything to do with his job.
WHen this was reported, Betsy Wright called CLinton and told him to fire Nichols. The next day he was gone. He actually protested his innocence.
It was later found out that Nichols had also committed fraud twice in the private sphere. He avoided jail time by saying he would pay back the victims. Instead he declared bankruptcy and never paid up.
So, when you are on the ropes like that, and may go to jail, what do you do? You start smearing the boss. He started saying that CLinton had funneled money to his girlfriends. And this is where Flowers name started to circulate. But she was only one of five. One of the girls laughed when her name was mentioned and said , "Hell no." WHen the others were called, they all denied it also. In fact, three of them threatened to sue Nichols. The local media knew Nichols was a joke. So to avoid litigation, they did not print any of the girls' names.
Nichols did not have a lawyer at the time. So what did he do? He went to two political enemies of Clinton, Bob Leslie and Sheffield Nelson. Nelson actually handed out Nichols' complaint at his campaign HQ.
Why did you not include any of the above when you used Nichols as a witness?
This is what I mean. THat is the kind of stuff the WC, and Sheridan, omitted.