Pentagon spokesman, Clifford Bernath, admitted in a
deposition taken by Judicial Watch that Linda Tripp was
moved from the White House to the Pentagon because of
knowledge she had regarding the "Vincent Foster
affair."
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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
2
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3 CARA LESLIE ALEXANDER et al., :
:
4 Plaintiffs, :
:
5 :
v. : Civil Action
6 : Nos. 96-2123
FEDERAL BUREAU OF : 97-1288 (RCL)
7 INVESTIGATION et al., :
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8 Defendants. : Volume 1
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Washington, D.C.10
Thursday, April 30, 1998
11
12 Deposition of
13 CLIFFORD H. BERNATH
14 a witness, called for examination by counsel
15 for the Plaintiffs, pursuant to notice and
16 agreement of counsel, beginning at
17 approximately 10:06 a.m., at Judicial Watch,
18 Inc., 501 School Street, S.W., Washington,
19 D.C., before Shari R. Broussard, notary
20 public in and for the District of Columbia,
21 when were present on behalf of the respective
22 parties:
2
1 APPEARANCES:
2 On behalf of Plaintiffs:
3 LARRY KLAYMAN, ESQUIRE
DON BOSTION, ESQUIRE
4 Judicial Watch, Inc.
501 School Street, S.W., Suite 725
5 Washington, D.C. 20024
(202) 593-8422
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12 Q Are you aware of the circumstances
13 of Ms. Tripp's appointment from the White
14 House to the Pentagon from any source?
15 A I'm only aware of statements that
16 Ms. Tripp has alluded to. She is the only
17 source of information that I have about why
18 she's there.
19 Q Did she make those statements to
20 you?
21 A Yes.
22 Q What did she tell you?
p. 126
1 A She said that she was involved in
2 the Vince Foster affair and that the White
3 House -- I can't remember the words that she
4 used, but that the White House wanted her in
5 this job or wanted her -- made sure she had a
6 good job at the Pentagon, something like
7 that.
8 Q Did she say something to the effect
9 that the White House wanted to get rid of
10 her?
11 A She certainly could have made that
12 statement. I mean I don't remember the exact
13 words, but that would be --
14 Q When did she make that statement?
15 A The first day she arrived.
16 Q In August of '94?
17 A (Nodding)
18 Q Did she tell you how she was
19 involved in the Vince Foster affair?
20 A No. She only made statements like,
21 if you only knew; and I didn't want to know.
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