http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_sperry_news/20000518_xnspy_gores_fear.shtml WorldNetDaily THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2000 Gore's fear of frying VP took $100,000-plus credit line in 1998 after fund-raising scandal By Paul Sperry © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON -- He was loaded for bear. But the bear never came. After it was revealed in 1998 that Vice President Al Gore had dialed for dollars from the White House during the 1996 campaign cycle, Gore trotted out his "no controlling legal authority" defense. It was quickly satirized by most legal pundits, including former federal prosecutors. And the outcry pressured the Justice Department to review the case to see if it was serious enough to turn over to an independent counsel. Gore retained Nashville, Tenn., lawyer James Neal and racked up more than $15,000 in legal bills that year. Unknown to the public was that Charles LaBella, head of Justice's campaign-finance task force at the time, had urged Attorney General Janet Reno in a 1998 memo to investigate Gore. LaBella said his conduct during the 1996 Clinton-Gore campaign "warranted" a probe by an outside prosecutor. But Reno ignored her lead prosecutor and bought Gore's "no controlling legal authority" defense. She dropped any further inquiry. Nevertheless, Gore apparently had been expecting to be the target of a full-blown criminal probe. In 1998, he went to the Citizens Bank in Carthage, Tenn., and took out a personal line of credit worth between $101,000 and $250,000, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission last year. As of Monday, his latest financial disclosure, Gore still maintained the line of credit, records show. (Though Gore listed the interest rates on his two home loans, he left the interest-rate box next to the credit line blank.) According to the White House, task-force prosecutors earlier this month told Gore he's still not a criminal target. They nonetheless interviewed him again on April 18. And for the first time, investigators asked him questions about his involvement in the illegal Buddhist temple fund-raiser in 1996. Gore reportedly was surprised at the renewed interest in him and lost his cool. The interview ended in a shouting match between Gore and agents, published reports say. Neal represented Gore at the interview. It's not clear if Gore will have to draw on his sizable bank credit line any time soon. Paul Sperry is Washington bureau chief for WorldNetDaily. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
