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Final Report of the Independent Counsel
(In Re:  Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan Association) of Matters Related to the White House Travel office

Robert W. Ray, Independent Counsel

In Re:  William David Watkins and In Re:  Hillary Rodham Clinton
Document Title
File Format and Size
Print Copy Pages
Orders Filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit PDF 259K Orders
Title Page PDF 7K Title Page
Table of Contents PDF 20K i-xi
Submittal PDF 9K 1
I.  Introduction PDF 18K 2
A.  The Jurisdictional Grant to the Independent Counsel PDF 18K 6
B.  Investigative Steps Taken by the Office of the Independent Counsel PDF 10K 10
C.  Lack of Cooperation by Witnesses PDF 10K 11
II.  Scope of Report PDF 10K 12
III.  Findings PDF 19K 13
IV.  Summary of Alleged Violations PDF 8K 18
A.  Watkins's Statements Regarding Mrs. Clinton's Involvement in the Travel Office Firings. PDF 26K 19
B.  Mrs. Clinton's Statements Regarding Her Involvement in the Travel Office Firings. PDF 23K 27
C.  David Watkins Prepared a Memorandum Between September and November 1993 Regarding the Causes of the Travel Office Firings. PDF 17K 34
D.  the Watkins Memorandum Was Not Disclosed to This Office or Congress Until January 1996. PDF 8K 38
V.  Factual Summary PDF 10K 38
A.  There Was Evidence of Mismanagement of Travel Office Funds at the Time of the Firings. PDF 16K 39
B.  Business Entities and Campaign Staff that Provided Travel Services to the Clinton-Gore Campaign and the Press Covering the Campaign Wanted to Provide Travel Services to the Clinton Administration. PDF 57K 44
C.  Martens Complained to Thomason About His Rejection by the Travel Office, Which Ultimately Was Communicated to the President, First Lady, and Other Senior White House Staff. PDF 54K 66
D.  The Events of April -- May 1993. PDF 241K 86
E.  The White House Responded to Public Controversy Over the Firings By Conducting an Internal Review. PDF 58K 185
F.  Numerous Other Investigations Into Various Aspects of the Travel Office Firings Followed. PDF 23K 209
VI.  Analysis of Potential Statutory Violations PDF 18K 216
A.  The Evidence is Insufficient to Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That David Watkins's Statements to the GAO, Congress, or This Office Were False. PDF 21K 220
B.  The Evidence is Insufficient to Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Mrs. Clinton Knowingly Made False Statements. PDF 36K 226
C.  The Evidence is Insufficient to Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt that David Watkins or others Obstructed Justice by Withholding the Watkins Memorandum. PDF 7K 239
VI.  Summary Conclusion PDF 13K 240
Appendix A.
I.  Witnesses Were Uncooperative in this office's Investigation. PDF 32K i
II. The Department of Justice Did Not Receive Timely Production of Documents in Its Investigation. PDF 13K xii
III.  The White House Did Not Cooperate With the General Accounting Office. PDF 15K xiv
IV.  The House Committee's Investigation. PDF 10K xvii
Appendix B.
Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994 PDF 20K i-vii
Appendix C.
Evolution of the Watkins Memorandum PDF 34K i-xi
Attachment -- Watkins Memorandum, November 15, 1993, Final Version. PDF 655K 1-11
Appendix D.
I.  The Watkins Memorandum Was Produced to the OIC in January 1996. PDF 15K i
II.  The White House Failed to Produce the Memorandum Until January 1996 Even Though it Was Responsive to Numerous Pending Requests For Production. PDF 22K iv
Appendix of Comments or Factual Information Submitted Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 594(h)(2)
Hillary Rodham Clinton PDF 941K 1-11
Billy Ray Dale PDF 258K 1-4
Brian Foucart PDF 173K 1-2
Ed Hamblin PDF 88K 1
Thomas F. McLarty, III PDF 202K 1-2
Matthew Lee Moore PDF 2.8M 1-44
Bernard Nussbaum PDF 1.2M 1-19
Bruce L. Overton PDF 107K 1-2
Patsy Thomasson PDF 62K 1-2
Margaret Williams PDF 75K 1-2