July 19, 1995 - Part 2
July 19, 1995 - Part 2
(12:00:19) Mr. HUBBELL, I don't believe I was there when he invited Vince, but I believe he called him, and-I might have been there then. But I did watch a movie with the President that evening. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Did you discuss Vince Foster that evening with the President? Was he discussed? Mr. HUBBELL. I don't have any memory of that. It is certainly possible because it was supposed to be Vince and Bruce and the President and I. But I'll be honest, I only remember what the movie was. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Did you specifically ask the President to call Vince Foster to come to view the movie? Mr. HUBBELL. No, I did not. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Were you surprised when Mr. Foster refused the President's invitation to come over to the White House? Mr. HUBBELL. I was not surprised at that. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Was that unusual? I would have thought that, normally, when the President calls, you come. Mr. HUBBELL. It was unusual, but I was not surprised, say, as opposed to a Friday night or a weekend. It was a Monday night, and it was an unusual circumstance. It wasn't like there were a whole lot of people there to watch a movie. It was just a few of us. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Shortly before his death, did Mr. Foster ever confide in you any strain in his relationship or any falling out with the Clintons? Mr. HUBBELL. No, Senator. Senator FAIRCLOTH. He did not. OK. Mr. Hubbell, as you know, Betsey Wright served as Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff when he was Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1989. Betsey Wright is one of the most loyal and trusted friends of Bill, Shortly after her good friend Bill Clinton was elected President, Betsey Wright moved to Washington and joined a high-priced Washington lobbying firm. Mr. Hubbell, you had in your possession at the Rose Law Firm files labeled Madison and Whitewater that were collectively known as the Betsey files. You testified yesterday that you brought those 118 files with you to Washington, and you kept them at your house. Did Vince Foster ever review those files known as the Betsey files? Mr. HUBBELL. No, he did not. Ile was aware they were in my house, but Ile never reviewed them. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Mr, Hubbell, what documents were in those files that related specifically to the Whitewater Land Development Corporation or to Madison Guaranty? Mr. HUBBELL. I did not review those files in detail. I do know that in those files were drafts of accounting reports that Jim Lyons had done during the campaign, and I believe there were some newspaper articles and questions submitted by Mr. Gerth. Those are the things that I remember were in the files, Senator FAIRCLOTH. Was there anything in those files dealing with the First Lady's commodity trades in which she converted a $1,000 investment to a $100,000 profit? Was there anything dealing with that? Mr. HUBBELL. In the campaign files, I do not know, sir. Senator FAIRCLOTH. -in these so-called Betsey files, the Madison and Whitewater files? Mr. HUBBELL. Maybe I can help you, Senator. There were more than Madison files collected by the campaign that were in my house. There were files on a number of issues. Included in those files was a file labeled Madison/Whitewater, I believe. In the Madison/Whitewater file I don't believe there was anything to do with commodities trading. I don't know if in the other boxes there was a file regarding commodities trading or not. I just don't know. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Did Mrs. Clinton or any of her representatives ever make a request for any of the so-called Betsey files or these files? Mr. HUBBELL. There was, at one time, a request for one file, I went to the files, retrieved them and delivered them to Mrs. Clinton's office. Senator FAIRCLOTH. What request was that file? Mr. HUBBELL. If you recall, Senator, in June 1993 there was a question raised in Parade Magazine whether the President had a half brother that had not been-he didn't know about. So they asked me to go to the file, and there was a file on the genealogy of the President's natural father, and that's the file I delivered to the Clintons, Mrs. Clinton's office. Senator FAIRCLOTH. Why did the Clintons want to keep these files in a chain of custody with lawyers only?