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    The point of all that is, they still decline to turn over the boy to his father. We could go to Miami and knock on the door and we could come out without the boy. That's unacceptable to us. The central issue is whether this boy is going to be restored to


    We think, in some areas, she provided erroneous testimony that is in disagreement with the president's testimony, and particularly in specific areas having to do with the grand jury,

    The House Republican managers are seeking to expand and extend this proceeding for one reason they do not have a case based on the facts, on the law, on the Constitution or on the voluminous record for overturning the election and removing the president of the United States.

    The generosity of the Aspen Institute has enabled him and the members of his family to begin to recover from the tragedy and trauma of recent months, ... Juan Miguel is very grateful for this time of peace and privacy with Elian.


    I would urge the relatives in Miami, if they truly want to get back together with Juan Miguel and his family, that they give me a call and let's talk about timing. Let's discuss this in a civilized way, rather than having national press conferences where

    Any proceedings from this date forward only serve to delay the final resolution of this matter and run counter to the best interests of the Congress, the presidency and the American people, ... We remain convinced that the national interest is best served by ending the process in a way that is fair, speedy and bipartisan.

    My understanding is there was a strong, close, loving relationship with his father, there was no hint of abuse.

    While waiting here for his son to be returned to him, he has been forced to watch Elian exploited by those who have him in their care. On the morning shows on national television, in the streets of Miami and now most recently in a videotape taken of Elian in his own bedroom,

    William Jefferson Clinton was elected freely, fairly and openly by the American people to be president, ... We dare not reverse that decision without good and just cause.

    Clinton's lawyer, standing at a lectern in the well of the Senate, said no reasonable person could read the grand jury transcript and not see Clinton was owning up to his illicit affair with Lewinsky. I urge you to read that transcript, ... You will see this president make painful, difficult admissions.

    It is a great tragedy when a young child loses a parent, as Elian did during his trip to the United States, ... But it is an equal tragedy for any parent to face the loss of a young child.

    I saw Juan Miguel and Elian within minutes afterward as they got out of the car and came to the location where they're going to be staying for the next couple of days on the air force base, ... It was clear that there was huge relief on Juan Miguel's face and a wonderful smile and ... comfortable physical contact between Elian and his father.

    If you convict and remove President Clinton on the basis of these allegations, no president of the United States will ever be safe from impeachment again, ... And it will happen. And people will look back at us and they will say we should have stopped it then before it was too late. Don't let this happen to our country ... Do not throw our politics into the darkness of endless recrimination.

    On behalf of the president of the United States, before you vote to impeach and remove the president, read the defense of the president ... and then be guided by your conscience and your judgment in the national interest.

    In its zeal to prop up its allegations against the president, the Office of the Independent Counsel ... intentionally omitted direct, exculpatory testimony, paraphrased unambiguous statements to obscure their plain meaning, and systematically resolved conflicting testimony in its favor,

    emotionally damaged and exploited this most wonderful little boy.

    As a result of her decisions and her actions today, we are one step closer to this family being brought together again.

    During our presentation today and (Wednesday) we will show from our history and our heritage, from any fair reading of the Constitution and from any fair sounding of our country, men and women, that nothing in this case justifies this Congress overturning a national election and removing our president from office,

    In my view, if the father is in the United States and prepared to take custody, and the relatives decline to give him custody, there is no basis whatsoever in law, morality or general convention for them to deny the father access to his son,

    We are confident that the senators, once they see and hear this defense in this opening phase of the trial, will conclude that the articles do not justify or warrant conviction or removal from office. We remain hopeful that this matter can be resolved expeditiously and fairly.

    Juan Miguel is an honorable man. He has given his word. He will stay in the United States so long as the appeals process is under way.

    Open your mind, open your heart and focus on the record. As you sit there listening to me at this moment, you may already be determined to vote to approve some articles of impeachment against this president, ... If you are in fact disposed to vote for impeachment, in the name of a justice that is fair and blind and impartial, please do so only on the basis of the real record and the real testimony, not on the basis of what someone else tells you is in the record.

    We intend to submit a complete accounting of the pattern of evidentiary manipulation and misdirection employed by the independent counsel to the Judiciary Committee,

    consistent with the rule of law and with our nation's core values and traditions.

    Nothing about this process has been fair, nothing about this process has been bipartisan, and nothing about this process has won the confidence of the American people.

    Imagine a murder indictment without identifying a victim, ... There is a stunning lack of specificity ...

    Mr. Gonzalez is willing to bring his family to the United States and to remain here during whatever time it takes to complete the appeals process, ... For that to happen, however, he must have assurances that he will have custody of Elian during that time.

    We are disappointed and saddened that the committee majority brought this solemn constitutional process down to a level of innuendo, anger and unfair, unsubstantiated charges.

    They have all concluded that this 6-year-old boy belongs with his father, ... Any more delay would be unconscionable.

    Tripp's repeated efforts to encourage behavior that the independent counsel later suggests is central to his case against the president raise disturbing questions about her role in this entire affair, ... It was Linda Tripp, and only Linda Tripp, who suggested to Ms. Lewinsky that she demand a job in exchange for her affidavit.


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