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In short, the critical facts to emphasize about the transfer of gifts
are these: First, the president and Ms. Lewinsky met and discussed
what should be done with the gifts subpoenaed from Ms. Lewinsky.
Second, the president's personal secretary Ms. Currie drove later that
day to Ms. Lewinsky's home to pick up the gifts. Third, Ms. Currie
stored the box under her bed.

Meanwhile, the legal process continued to unfold, and the president
took other actions that had the foreseeable effect of keeping Ms.
Lewinsky "on the team." The president helped Ms. Lewinsky obtain a job
in New York. His efforts began after the Supreme Court's decision in
May 1997 – at a time when it had become foreseeable that she
could be an adverse witness against the president. These job-related
efforts intensified in December 1997 after Ms. Lewinsky's name
appeared on the witness list.

Vernon Jordan, who had been enlisted in the job search for Ms.
Lewinsky, testified that he kept the president informed of the status
of Ms. Lewinsky's job search and her affidavit. On Jan. 7, 1998, Mr.
Jordan told the president that Ms. Lewinsky had signed the affidavit.
Mr. Jordan stated to the president that he was still working on
getting her a job. The president replied, "Good." In other words, the
president, knowing that a witness had just signed a false affidavit,
encouraged his friend to continue trying to find her a job. After Ms.
Lewinsky received a job offer from Revlon on Jan. 12, Vernon Jordan
called the president and said: "Mission accomplished.

As is often the situation in cases involving this kind of financial
assistance, no direct evidence reveals the president's intent in
assisting Ms. Lewinsky. Ms. Lewinsky testified that no one promised
her a job for silence; of course, crimes ordinarily do not take place
with such explicit discussion. But federal courts instruct juries that
circumstantial evidence is just as probative as direct evidence. And
the circumstantial evidence here is strong. At a bare minimum, the
evidence suggests that the president's job assistance efforts stemmed
from his desire to placate Ms. Lewinsky so that she would not be
tempted – under the burden of an oath – to tell the truth
about the relationship. Monica Lewinsky herself recognized that at the
time, saying to a friend, "Somebody could construe or say, 'Well, they
gave her a job to shut her up. They made her happy."'

And given that the president's plan to testify falsely could succeed
only if Ms. Lewinsky went along, the president naturally had to be
concerned that Ms. Lewinsky at any time might turn around and decide
to tell the truth. Indeed, some wanted her to tell the truth. For
example, one friend talked to Ms. Lewinsky about the Dec. 28 meeting
with the president. The friend stated that she was concerned because
she "didn't want to see (Monica) being like Susan McDougal" and did
not want Monica to lie to protect the president. Needless to say, any
sudden decision by Ms. Lewinsky to tell the truth, whether out of