Just before leaving office, President Clinton (at the urging of Jesse Jackson, among others) commuted the sentence of former Illinois congressman Mel Reynolds, who had spent 30 months in a state prison for having sex with a 16-year-old campaign volunteer and was serving a five-year sentence in federal prison for lying to obtain loans and illegally diverting campaign money for personal use.
An ex-congressman who had sex with a subordinate won clemency from a president who had sex with a subordinate, then was hired by a clergyman who had sex with a subordinate
http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/reynolds.asp
2006-10-02 08:58:23 · 14 answers · asked by ABC 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
History will prove him a lousy president, and paving the way for 911, it's already starting, and he does'nt like it ! "Cry me a River Bubba" !
2006-10-02 09:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
There is a difference between a pardon and commuting a prison sentence. Clinton did the later which he just shortened the amount of time Reynolds spent in prison.
You can speculate all you want to about why he did it but you don't know for sure. Every president, including the current President Bush and his father, have commuted sentences and pardoned people.
2006-10-02 16:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You repbublicans really crack me up. Foley is obviously a messed up dude and you go after Clinton yet again. What if Foley abused your child? Tell me, how would you feel? A re you happy that Hastert kept this under the table and thus allowed Foley to continue doing God knows what? Your all a bunch of pathetic hypocrits.
The republican party can't and won't protect children,and America is suppose to trust you with security?
Party of morals? Yeahhhhhhh, righhhhhhht.
2006-10-02 16:13:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because it was a democrat that had done the dirty deed and now a republican is accused of it he must be sent to jail. According to the liberals anyway.
2006-10-02 16:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All things considered, I still prefer a president who has sexual daliances with women to one who lies to me in order to justify a war that kills American men & women. Call me picky.
2006-10-02 16:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by barbiehow 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He pardoned lots of criminals right before he left office.
2006-10-02 16:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He did it because it was within his powers as President to do so.
Don't try to throw dirt on Clinton because it's coming out that Republicans have been protecting a child molester!!!!
The sh*t is about to hit the fan.LOL!!!!!
2006-10-02 16:00:21 · answer #7 · answered by tina m 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
because he himself got a bj from monica in the oval office
2006-10-02 16:00:13 · answer #8 · answered by Dapper_Don 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Easy answer. Clinton is a TURD. And history will show him to be a turd. What will amuse me to no end is if the Democrats fail to take the house in light of all the nonsense going on.
2006-10-02 16:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Because he really couldn't expect others to pardon him for his sexual misconduct if he condemned others, could he.
2006-10-02 16:06:15 · answer #10 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He made a big campaign contribution!!!
2006-10-02 15:59:52 · answer #11 · answered by jb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋