A senior White House adviser branded as "ridiculous" allegations that as Arkansas governor, Bill Clinton used his security detail to facilitate sexual liaisons for him.
In a written statement, Bruce Lindsey also denounced as "a lie" the suggestion that "the president offered anyone a job in return for silence." Clinton spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers said Lindsey's statement reflected Clinton's views.The charges were made during an interview on CNN Sunday by Arkansas state troopers Roger Perry and Larry Patterson. Their appearance was arranged by attorney Cliff Jackson, a longtime Clinton antagonist.
Their allegations were to be reported Monday in The American Spectator, a conservative magazine. Perry claimed that a trooper had been offered a job in return for "thwarting publication of any stories."
"Similar charges were made, investigated and responded to during the campaign," Lindsey said. "There is nothing that dignifies a further response. Indeed, the real story here now is the media are being manipulated by people who have been seeking to discredit Bill Clinton for many years."
Lindsey acknowledged that Clinton has had conversations "about the fact that false stories were being spread about him as part of an orchestrated campaign to discredit him."