Gregory Craig
Gregory Craig
Gregory Bestor "Greg" Craigis an American lawyer and former White House Counsel under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2010. A former attorney at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Williams & Connolly, Craig has represented numerous high-profile clients. Prior to becoming White House Counsel, Craig served as assistant to the President and special counsel in the White House of President Bill Clinton, where he directed the team defending Clinton against impeachment. Craig also served as a senior advisor to...
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When you see the two of them together, you realize that by keeping them apart something terrible was done.
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William Jefferson Clinton was elected freely, fairly and openly by the American people to be president, ... We dare not reverse that decision without good and just cause.
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We intend to submit a complete accounting of the pattern of evidentiary manipulation and misdirection employed by the independent counsel to the Judiciary Committee,
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Tripp's repeated efforts to encourage behavior that the independent counsel later suggests is central to his case against the president raise disturbing questions about her role in this entire affair, ... It was Linda Tripp, and only Linda Tripp, who suggested to Ms. Lewinsky that she demand a job in exchange for her affidavit.
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We are confident that the senators, once they see and hear this defense in this opening phase of the trial, will conclude that the articles do not justify or warrant conviction or removal from office. We remain hopeful that this matter can be resolved expeditiously and fairly.
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These charges have been a moving target for us throughout this process,
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In its zeal to prop up its allegations against the president, the Office of the Independent Counsel ... intentionally omitted direct, exculpatory testimony, paraphrased unambiguous statements to obscure their plain meaning, and systematically resolved conflicting testimony in its favor,
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On behalf of the president of the United States, before you vote to impeach and remove the president, read the defense of the president ... and then be guided by your conscience and your judgment in the national interest.
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In my view, if the father is in the United States and prepared to take custody, and the relatives decline to give him custody, there is no basis whatsoever in law, morality or general convention for them to deny the father access to his son,
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Any proceedings from this date forward only serve to delay the final resolution of this matter and run counter to the best interests of the Congress, the presidency and the American people, ... We remain convinced that the national interest is best served by ending the process in a way that is fair, speedy and bipartisan.
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The best thing would be if the relatives in Miami ... would recognize that it would be in Elian's best interest and the family's best interest if there could be some kind of civilized and orderly unforced transfer of custody and they could work it out with the father,
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As a result of her decisions and her actions today, we are one step closer to this family being brought together again.
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consistent with the rule of law and with our nation's core values and traditions.
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