Paula Jones sues White House

Paula Jones renewed her legal battle with Bill Clinton today by
joining in a lawsuit filed by three other women, all reportedly abused
by Clinton. Jones has retained Judicial Watch, a Washington, D.C.-based legal watchdog
organization led by Larry Klayman, to demand the White House release her
secret government files.

According to Judicial Watch, Jones joined with Juanita Broaddrick --
who accused Clinton of forcibly raping her while he was Arkansas'
attorney general -- Dolly Kyle Browning and Gennifer Flowers in filing
suit under the Privacy Act to obtain government files that the Clinton
administration has been keeping on her.

"Judicial Watch places great importance in protecting the rights of
its clients Juanita Broaddrick, Dolly Kyle Browning, Gennifer Flowers,
and Paula Jones, so that all women can be free from the intimidation,
coercion, and threats of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their enablers.
It will not rest until justice is done," said Klayman.

The White House has so far refused to release any of the files as
requested, and no explanation has been provided by the White House legal
counsel for the refusal.

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The Clintons are accused of collecting hundreds, perhaps thousands,
of confidential FBI files on political opponents. Some of the FBI files
that were obtained by the Clinton White House included those of Bush and
Reagan appointees such as former CIA Director Robert Gates and former
White House National Security Advisor Brent Scrowcroft.

In 1998, Paula Corbin Jones finished her sexual harassment legal
battle with Bill Clinton by accepting a $850,000 settlement. She left
the political scene as one of several women who reportedly were abused
by Clinton. The president agreed to the settlement with Jones on the
condition that no apology or admission of guilt would be issued.

However, Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit led to the worst political
crisis of Bill Clinton's career. The president was forced to testify
after refusing to do so during a legal battle that lasted for years.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Clinton, requiring him to
testify. As a result, Clinton was held in contempt of court because of
misleading answers he gave about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky
during a deposition in the Jones case.

Most observers agree that without Jones, Monica Lewinsky might never
have emerged as a national figure and Whitewater Independent Counsel
Kenneth Starr might never have pushed for impeachment. The resulting
investigation led to Clinton's impeachment by the House of
Representatives and trial by the U.S. Senate.