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Clinton to Jones: The check's in the mail

January 13, 1999
Web posted at: 9:09 a.m. ET (1409 GMT)

WASHINGTON (January 13) -- A check for $850,000 was on its way Wednesday to an attorney for Paula Jones, officially ending the sexual harassment lawsuit that led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

"This ends it," a White House official said. "The check is being Fed-Exed" to lawyer Bill McMillan.

Jones sued Clinton four years ago, charging that he made an improper advance toward her in a Little Rock hotel room in 1991, while he was governor of Arkansas. Clinton denied the allegations, along with claims that he had "sexual relations" with Monica Lewinsky, when he testified in the lawsuit on January 17, 1998.

U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright dismissed Jones' lawsuit on April 1, 1998, contending that Jones' claims, even if proven true, did not amount to sexual harassment.

But by that time, Independent Counsel Ken Starr had been permitted to investigate whether or not the president had lied during his testimony, trying to cover up his affair with Lewinsky.

Jones' appeal of Wright's decision was pending last November when her attorneys and the president's hammered out a settlement. Jones was to receive $850,000 in return for dropping the lawsuit. Clinton did not admit any wrong-doing, nor did he apologize for his actions, one of Jones' original demands.

Jones won't be seeing all the money sent to her by Clinton -- she still must pay attorney fees, including a claim by two lawyers who quit her case last year.

Sources inside the White House said $375,000 of the settlement came from Clinton's personal accounts, and the remaining $475,000 was paid by an insurance company. None of the money came from his legal defense fund, set up to pay the president's legal bills.


JONES V. CLINTON

In-depth special report


DOCUMENTS

Clinton-Jones settlement text (11-13-98)

Lawsuit documents unsealed October 19 and October 26

The Starr Report


VIDEO

Larry King Live Highlight: Paula Jones talks about what happened during her meeting with Clinton in the hotel (2-22-99) video Windows Media: 28K | 80K

Wolf Blitzer reports: President looking to clear more legal hurdles (2-17-99) video Windows Media: 28K | 80K


HEADLINES

Clinton to contest $495,000 reimbursement request from Jones lawyers (5-7-99)

Jones' lawyers want $300,000 (5-4-99)

Paula Jones: She and husband living apart but claims marriage not is jeopardy (3-17-99)

Paula Jones' lawyers get lion's share of $850,000 settlement (3-5-99)

White House denies allegations of 1978 sexual assault by Clinton (2-20-99)

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INVESTIGATING THE PRESIDENT
AllPolitics' in-depth look at the investigation into the president's relationship with Monica Lewinsky.


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