Paper: Prosecutors were ready to indict Clinton

NEW YORK - Prosecutors investigating Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton were prepared to seek indictment for their role in the affairs, Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky, a new book on explosives charges scandals of former President. In "The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr, due in February, Author Ken Gormley also said Bill Clinton believed in their cause Lewinsky lied during his testimony before a grand jury about his relationship with the intern in the White House. The Associated Press on Friday receive a copy of the book Gormley, a Duquesne University law professor says, about the scandals that enveloped in recent years, the second term of the former president. excerpts from the book the first time on Thursday looking at the news site Politico Web. Where the Note now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President of the Foundation were not immediately resume Friday. Gormley AP did not return calls seeking comment, his publicist, Simon Penny, said Friday Gormley does not mention the book until his release on 16 February. former office The independent lawyer Kenneth Starr has made millions in the 1990s to a probe of the Clinton affair with Lewinsky and efforts to it, which led the impeachment of the president by the parliament issued. Starr probe in five years, examines the relationships of the Clinton Whitewater, travel the suicide of a junior consultant in the White House, Vincent Foster, the dismissal of workers office white and costs, the officials from the White House misused FBI records. Starr After leaving office, has his successor, Robert Ray, a message to the former president once he was ready to continue Bill Clinton. The books, says Ray, "has taken steps to communicate, to put the fear of God in the White House." "I wanted to know that I am coming" said Ray. "I think that was in full if I was not willing to take the threat, it is not worth doing." Gormley said Lewinsky that Clinton in se iner statement lied deva nt a grand jury on sexual affair had. "There was no freedom on the veracity of his statements, because they are detailed and specific questions asked, he answered wrong," said Lewinsky this year, according to the book. Starr prosecutors formally proposed in 1998, Hillary Rodham Clinton on charges that she lied and was a former partner dealing with Madison Guaranty, a savings and loan associations indictment is not connected friends James and Susan McDougal, Gormley said. The indictment was to be ready against Clinton and Webster Hubbell Lee may be filed in the Arkansas federal court, the book says. "However, the consensus is that all efforts to prosecute Mrs. Clinton would be extremely risky," says Gormley. Prosecutors believe that "Get an Arkansas or a grand jury in Washington to prosecute the first lady seemed to not last long." Starr decided to prosecutors, but to focus on the charges against the former president, the book says. In an agreement with the prosecutor on his last day recognized as President, Mr. Clinton that he had given false testimony in the Lewinsky scandal, when the risk of prosecution. Under the agreement, said the President gave false answers in a deposition in January 1998, but he insisted he had not knowingly, an important element of the crime of perjury. Gormley in the new book, former Secret Service Director Lewis Merletti said the FBI was suspicious that he had worked with Clinton to get highest public office. Merletti asked to conceal an FBI agent accused Clinton indiscretions. The FBI agent has denied the accusation. Gormley asked the former president, Starr, Lewinsky, Susan McDougal - who spent 18 months in prison for refusing to testify before a grand jury has whitewater - and ex-employees of Arkansas, Paula Jones sexual harassment complaint filed against Bill Clinton. He did not know interview the former First Lady.