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host of matters. The president testified that he did not know that
Vernon Jordan had met with Ms. Lewinsky and talked about the Jones
case. That was untrue. He testified that he could not recall being
alone with Ms Lewinsky. That was untrue. He testified that he could
not recall ever being in the Oval Office hallway with Ms. Lewinsky
except perhaps when she was delivering pizza. That was untrue. He
testified that he could not recall gifts exchanged between Ms.
Lewinsky and him. That was untrue. He testified – after a
14-second pause – that he was "not sure" whether he had ever
talked to Ms. Lewinsky about the possibility that she might be asked
to testify in the lawsuit. That was untrue. The president testified
that he did not know whether Ms. Lewinsky had been served a subpoena
at the time he last saw her in December 1997. That was untrue. When
his attorney read Ms. Lewinsky's affidavit denying a sexual
relationship, the president stated that the affidavit was "absolutely
true." That was untrue.

The evidence thus suggests that the president – long aware that
Ms. Lewinsky was a likely topic of questioning at his deposition
– made not one, or two, but a series of false statements under
oath. The president further allowed his attorney to use Ms. Lewinsky's
affidavit, which the president knew to be false, to deceive the court.
This evidence suggests that the president directly contravened the
oath he had taken – as well as the Supreme Court's mandate, in
which the court had stated that Ms. Jones was entitled, like every
other citizen, to a lawful disposition of her case.

D. The President's Actions: Jan. 17-21

As our referral outlines, the president's deposition did not mark the
end of the scheme to conceal. During his deposition testimony, the
president referred to his secretary Betty Currie. The president
testified, for example, that Ms. Lewinsky had come to the White House
to see Ms. Currie, not him; that Ms. Currie had been involved in
assisting Ms. Lewinsky in her job search; and that Ms. Currie had
communicated with Vernon Jordan about Mr. Jordan's assistance to Ms.
Lewinsky. In response to one question at the deposition, the president
said he did not know the answer and "you'd have to ask Betty."

Given the president's repeated references to Ms. Currie and his
suggestion to Ms. Jones' attorneys that they contact her, the
president had to know that Ms. Jones' attorneys might want to question
Ms. Currie. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17 – just two
and a half hours after the deposition – the president attempted
to contact Ms. Currie at her home. The president asked Ms. Currie to
come to the White House the next day, which she did, although it was
unusual for her to come in on a Sunday. According to Ms. Currie, the
president appeared concerned and made a number of statements abut Ms.
Lewinsky to Ms. Currie. The statements included: