Profile: New independent counsel has impaneled a grand jury to possibly hear new evidence in the Clinton-Lewinsky affair

From: All Things Considered (NPR) | Date: August 18, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

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Profile: New independent counsel has impaneled a grand jury to possibly hear new evidence in the Clinton-Lewinsky affair

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The decision to impanel a new grand jury to investigate President Clinton underscores the possibility that Mr. Clinton may actually face criminal charges once he leaves office. Some lawyers believe that by bringing in a new grand jury the independent counsel has gone too far. Others say Robert Ray needed to take the steps so that he could consider new evidence. NPR's Barbara Bradley has a ...

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