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Graham: New 'Jane Doe' may come forwardRep. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), another of the 13 Republicans slated to manage the case for impeachment, said affidavits filed by unnamed "Jane Doe" witnesses in the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit against Clinton could become an issue in the Senate trial.
In an interview on CNN's "Evans, Novak, Hunt and Shields" to be aired this weekend, Graham was asked about a suggestion by House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas) that the Senate consider evidence not included in Independent Counsel Ken Starr's released report. The South Carolina lawmaker says he believes some of the affidavits filed were false, like Lewinsky's. "There's some other witnesses who filed affidavits that I believe were not truthful, and the reason they didn't present the evidence truthfully is because they were afraid. And I think that may come out over time," said Graham. When asked if one of those "Jane Does" could come forward in the next few weeks, Graham said "That is possible. That scenario has been brewing for a long time." Graham says the material was not in the Starr report and not made public by the House Judiciary Committee, but was accessible to members considering impeachment in a House storage room and is within the "evidence pool." Graham says it will be up to Chief Justice Rehnquist to ultimately rule on what is admissible in the Senate. | |||||
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