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Louis Freeh Speaks for the First Time About his Terrible Relationship =
with the President
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh says publicly for the first time that =
his relationship with President Bill Clinton - the man who appointed him =
- was a terrible one because Clinton's scandals made him a constant =
target of FBI investigations. Freeh discloses this and many other =
details of his dealings with the Clinton White House in a new bombshell =
book: 'My FBI : Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and =
Fighting the War on Terror' -- set for release next week.
Freeh has taped an interview with Mike Wallace and CBSNEWS '60 MINUTES' =
to be broadcast Sunday, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
MORE
In the book, "My FBI," he writes, "The problem was with Bill Clinton -- =
the scandals and the rumored scandals, the incubating ones and the dying =
ones never ended. Whatever moral compass the president was consulting =
was leading him in the wrong direction. His closets were full of =
skeletons just waiting to burst out."
The director sought to distance himself from Clinton because of =
Whitewater, refusing a White House pass that would have enabled him to =
enter the building without signing in. This irked Clinton. "I wanted all =
my visits to be official," says Freeh. "When I sent the pass back with a =
note, I had no idea it would antagonize the president," he tells =
Wallace.
Returning the pass was only the start of the rift. Later, relations got =
so bad that President Clinton reportedly began referring to Freeh as =
"that F.ing Freeh." Says Freeh, "I don't know how they referred to me =
and I really didn't care," he says. "My role and my obligation was to =
conduct criminal investigations. He, unfortunately for the country and =
unfortunately for him, happened to be the subject of that =
investigation," Freeh says.=20
In another revelation, Freeh says the former president let down the =
American people and the families of victims of the Khobar Towers terror =
attack in Saudi Arabia. After promising to bring to justice those =
responsible for the bombing that killed 19 and injured hundreds, Freeh =
says Clinton refused to personally ask Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to =
allow the FBI to question bombing suspects the kingdom had in custody - =
the only way the bureau could secure the interviews, according to Freeh. =
Freeh writes in the book, "Bill Clinton raised the subject only to tell =
the crown prince that he understood the Saudis' reluctance to cooperate =
and then he hit Abdullah up for a contribution to the Clinton =
Presidential Library." Says Freeh, "That's a fact that I am reporting."=20
The most unsavory of those investigations was the one concerning Clinton =
and Lewinsky. The White House intern had kept a semen-stained dress as =
proof of her relationship and a Clinton blood sample was needed to match =
the DNA on the dress. "Well, it was like a bad movie and it was =
ridiculous that.Ken Starr and myself, the director of the FBI, find =
ourselves in that ridiculous position," he tells Wallace. "But we did =
it.very carefully, very confidentially," recalls Freeh. As he explains =
the plan in the book, Clinton was at a scheduled dinner and excused =
himself to go to the bathroom. Instead of the restroom, he entered =
another room where FBI medical technicians were waiting to take a blood =
sample.
Freeh says he was determined to stay on as FBI director until President =
Clinton left office so that Clinton could not appoint his successor. "I =
was concerned about who he would put in there as FBI director because he =
had expressed antipathy for the FBI, for the director," he tells =
Wallace. "[So] I was going to stay there and make sure he couldn't =
replace me," Freeh tells Wallace.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Courier New" =
size=3D3><STRONG>Louis Freeh=20
Speaks for the First Time About his Terrible Relationship with the=20
President<BR><BR>Former FBI Director Louis Freeh says publicly for the =
first=20
time that his relationship with President Bill Clinton =96 the man who =
appointed=20
him =96 was a terrible one because Clinton=92s scandals made him a =
constant target=20
of FBI investigations. Freeh discloses this and many other details of =
his=20
dealings with the Clinton White House in </STRONG></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312321899/qid=3D11=
28621634/sr=3D8-1/ref=3Dpd_bbs_1/104-9563144-1882322?v=3Dglance&s=3Db=
ooks&n=3D507846"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New" size=3D3><STRONG>a new bombshell book: 'My FBI : =
Bringing Down=20
the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror' =
-- set=20
for release next week.</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New" size=3D3>Freeh has taped an interview with Mike =
Wallace and=20
CBSNEWS '60 MINUTES' to be broadcast Sunday, the DRUDGE REPORT has=20
learned.<BR><BR>MORE<BR><BR>In the book, =93My FBI,=94 he writes, =93The =
problem was=20
with Bill Clinton -- the scandals and the rumored scandals, the =
incubating ones=20
and the dying ones never ended. Whatever moral compass the president was =
consulting was leading him in the wrong direction. His closets were full =
of=20
skeletons just waiting to burst out.=94<BR><BR>The director sought to =
distance=20
himself from Clinton because of Whitewater, refusing a White House pass =
that=20
would have enabled him to enter the building without signing in. This =
irked=20
Clinton. =93I wanted all my visits to be official,=94 says Freeh. =
=93When I sent the=20
pass back with a note, I had no idea it would antagonize the =
president,=94 he=20
tells Wallace.<BR><BR>Returning the pass was only the start of the rift. =
Later,=20
relations got so bad that President Clinton reportedly began referring =
to Freeh=20
as =93that F=85ing Freeh.=94 Says Freeh, =93I don=92t know how they =
referred to me and I=20
really didn=92t care,=94 he says. =93My role and my obligation was to =
conduct criminal=20
investigations. He, unfortunately for the country and unfortunately for =
him,=20
happened to be the subject of that investigation,=94 Freeh says. =
<BR><BR>In=20
another revelation, Freeh says the former president let down the =
American people=20
and the families of victims of the Khobar Towers terror attack in Saudi =
Arabia.=20
After promising to bring to justice those responsible for the bombing =
that=20
killed 19 and injured hundreds, Freeh says Clinton refused to personally =
ask=20
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to allow the FBI to question bombing =
suspects the=20
kingdom had in custody =96 the only way the bureau could secure the =
interviews,=20
according to Freeh. Freeh writes in the book, =93Bill Clinton raised the =
subject=20
only to tell the crown prince that he understood the Saudis=92 =
reluctance to=20
cooperate and then he hit Abdullah up for a contribution to the Clinton=20
Presidential Library.=94 Says Freeh, =93That=92s a fact that I am =
reporting.=94=20
<BR><BR>The most unsavory of those investigations was the one concerning =
Clinton=20
and Lewinsky. The White House intern had kept a semen-stained dress as =
proof of=20
her relationship and a Clinton blood sample was needed to match the DNA =
on the=20
dress. =93Well, it was like a bad movie and it was ridiculous that=85Ken =
Starr and=20
myself, the director of the FBI, find ourselves in that ridiculous =
position,=94 he=20
tells Wallace. =93But we did it=85very carefully, very =
confidentially,=94 recalls=20
Freeh. As he explains the plan in the book, Clinton was at a scheduled =
dinner=20
and excused himself to go to the bathroom. Instead of the restroom, he =
entered=20
another room where FBI medical technicians were waiting to take a blood=20
sample.<BR><BR>Freeh says he was determined to stay on as FBI director =
until=20
President Clinton left office so that Clinton could not appoint his =
successor.=20
=93I was concerned about who he would put in there as FBI director =
because he had=20
expressed antipathy for the FBI, for the director,=94 he tells Wallace. =
=93[So] I=20
was going to stay there and make sure he couldn=92t replace me,=94 Freeh =
tells=20
Wallace.</FONT></STRONG><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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