***** Morris Reveals Whitewater Secret in New Book - Clinton: "Oh my
God, do you know what he means?"


Tuesday, May. 04, 2004 10:39 PM EDT
***** Morris Reveals Whitewater Secret in New Book

In his new book "Rewriting History," longtime aide to Bill and Hillary
Clinton, ***** Morris reveals that he's guarded a secret about the
Whitewater scandal for nearly a decade that could have led to
Clinton's removal from office.

"What I was not talking about and have not for eight years is an
incident that took place in 1996," he told Fox News Channel's "Hannity
& Colmes" on Tuesday.

Morris alleged that Clinton improperly influenced U.S. District Court
Judge Henry Woods to dismiss Whitewater charges against then-Arkansas
Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who had threatened to go public about Hillary's
involvement in the fraudulent Castle Grande land deal.

After Clinton Attorney General Janet Reno ruled that Starr had
jurisdiction over Tucker's involvement in Whitewater, Tucker was
"furious," said Morris.

Using Morris as a go-between, Tucker sent a warning: "Tell the
president that if that SOB wants to play the game this way, I know all
about the IDC," the formal business name for Castle Grande.

When Morris passed on the threat to Clinton, "he turned white as a
sheet."

"Clinton sat down, put his head in his hands and said, 'Oh my God, do
you know what he means?"

Morris said he replied, "No, but I think you know what he means."

Later that night, Morris said Clinton told him, "I took care of that
problem today." Three weeks later Judge Woods tossed out the Tucker
indictment.

Though the case was later reinstated, Tucker never followed through on
his threat, which, according to Morris, could have precipitated
perjury and fraud charges against Hillary.