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Wednesday, April 14, 1999 Judge hole by Pete Yost Associated rress WASHINGTON?President Bill Clinton faces a new blot on his record and thousands of dollars in fresh legal expenses after a federal judge cited him for contempt of court. Historians believe he is the first chief executive to receive such a penalty. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright concluded Monday that the president lied about his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky in a Jan. 17,1998, deposition in the Paula Jones case. "Simply put, the president's deposition testimony... was intentionally false," Wright wrote. The judge ordered Clinton to pay Jones "any reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees caused by his willful failure to obey this court's discovery orders" and also to pay $1,202 I Bi 2 Bedr I 1JNIV A PARI 800 Ale Cayce, fully furnished^ 2 & 4 bedroom Private bedroon Individual lease Computer lab Alarm systems Reserved parkir Fully equipped I Washer & dryer Fitness center/1 Swimming Pool Kee) Th Traditio For A Lifetim i Ring Ever is Clinton as reimbursement for the judge's travel in the case. One option is for Clinton to use his legal defense fund, which has raised $4.5 million, to pay the sanction. Clinton's lawyers were mum, leaving their options open until they see what sort of penalty Jones requests. rv 1 l * J tvt i wiie ui nei iawyei & &aiu iviunuay night it could be tens of thousands of dollars. Wright, however, hinted in her ruling if Clinton attempts to contest her findings, it could have political costs for a president eager to put the impeachment crisis behind him, which ended in January when he was acquitted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges in the Senate. "This court is fully aware that the president may have engaged in other ... conduct warranting" punishment, and if Clinton exercises his right to contest the finding, it would open the door rand oom/ 2 Bath Fi ERSITY SB r r M E N T S ;xander Rd. SC 29033 iMS . to* ^ s ig citchen Rec room http://www.cap >n I Y IG T 11 Art< at th< 6 nea Q r*m Mark Sin th< lob The ] Hi WORLD in conterr for hearings complete with witnesse "on all matters concerning the presi dent's conduct," she warned. At her home in Cabot, Ark., Jone was overjoyed. "Ah! Ta ta ta ta ta. That' all I have to say," she said waving "Ah! Ta t? her hands above - t1 her head and That S all dancing. Asked say." whether she believed the sanction against the president was good for ?????? the country, Jones said, "I could care less. It's not abou that, it's about what he did." The judge also set in motion process that could strip Clinton of hi law license, referring the president' testimony to the Arkansas Suprem Court's Committee on Professional Con duct. ~Nei urnished Apa behind Pi Sho flNG \ w 139-0444) A M B EQ stone-dev.con m Isit o t*t j ^ r\ ^g i v v^vg 5 Kiosk ir The rand :etplace _ 1 ? lowerL by of I Russell I ouse | x AND NATION ipt of cour s Wright said she would delay en i- forcement for 30 days to give Clintoi an opportunity to ask for a hearing o: is to appeal. s 1 think it's a vindication," said Johr ~~ Whitehead, one o i ta ta ta Jones' lawyers. "Thi: - * is the first event ii I IiaVC tO the whole proceeding where the presiden was actually helc accountable in th< Paula Jones end." ?????? Historians said the^ believed the actioi x XZ x x was a in sl. "I have never heard of any cas< a where a president has been found ir s contempt in a civil case," said Marl s Rozell, a professor of political scienct e at the University of Pennsylvania. l- Clinton's historical "boxscore" wil say in part "first elected president im Wl 11 rtments ; trkland Plaza pping Center I I l j \ 1 Fiifal e t in Paula J peached and first to be held in contempt while in office," Rozell said. Wright directed Jones' lawyers to submit within 20 days a statement of their expenses, which Whitehead said could be "tens of thousands of dollars. ffou have all the expenses related to seven lawyers who attended the deposition ? air fares, the time spent there (in Washington!, the time preparing, meals and what we believe was the cause and effect of the whole thing,'f said Whitehead. Senior presidential aides, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Clinton lawyers regarded the penalty as less severe since the judge had the op1 tinn of makiner a criminal referral t against the president to the U.S. ati torney's office. The judge.said any finding of crim1 inal contempt would have required a more lengthy process involving hearings and taking evidence. Also, she notMAJOR MAI jKlf ) BRINQ THIS J AD IN FOR 1 * D^n Jean (reg. gfflSy * DOCKERS Twilll Liz Claiborne Sh ? FOCUS^-2000 Ful AP I Suit or Pant s ^ ?ap\ J (select styles) (re d, MWN H33U Short, ? ( |w Plaid walkshc V. 7 'Limit one purchase per eart Tms Thursday i CR, COLUMBIA-Richland Fashion Mall'6790 Garni I JCDfeSIGN o ^ $5.00 off any chemical! (not good with an New Line of Redken Acti including flash wash shampoc and quick treat trea Special Introducto mem i| |1 111 Vf I I III v & f . &! 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