Longtime Democratic Party insider Clark Clifford will likely die if he is tried for his role in the Bank of Credit and Commerce International scandal, his doctor says.
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Dr. Wesley Oler, Clifford's doctor for 20 years, testified Wednesday in New York City that the 86-year-old defendant's heart arteries are diseased and the stress of a trial would likely cause a fatal heart attack.The hearing was ordered after Clifford's lawyer, Charles Stillman, said his client was unable to withstand the stress of a trial.