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In November 1998, Juanita Broaddrick (also known as 'Jane Doe 5') gave an interview to the well respected television news show, "Dateline NBC". The interview, broadcast in January 1999, centered around Broaddrick's accusation that Bill Clinton had forced sexual intercourse on her against her will in 1978. Dateline also said that the White House declined to provide any information regarding Clinton's schedule on the day of the alleged incident. Beyond this interview [http://www.capitolhillblue.com/Feb1999/022599/datelinetranscript022599.htm (transcript)] the national media did not pursue this story to any degree. Broaddrick's rape accusation is contradicted by the record in the Jones lawsuit, which includes an affidavit which she gave under penalty of perjury, and Broaddrick's sworn deposition testimony that no such assault had occurred.

There were other scandals associated with the Clinton presidency. ''[[Travelgate]]'' was the earliest scandal in Clinton's presidency when the White House fired of some career employees from the Travel Office and gave the jobs to associates and family of the Clintons. The White House handling of 350 to 900 FBI personalpersonnel files from individuals without asking for their permission was ''[[Filegate]]''. ''[[Chinagate]]'' was the scandal thatof Democrats had acceptedaccepting improper campaign contributions funnelled from China so that Chinese businessmen and officials could gain access to meet the President. The questionable clemency to FALN members in 1999 and questionable pardons to Marc Rich and others in 2001 are part of the ''[[Pardongate]]''.

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