A former partner with Hillary and the McDougals in Whitewater Development Corp., an unsuccessful vacation home development in the Ozarks. The Clintons sold their interest in late 1992.
A former Whitewater and Rose partner, she has been criticized for representing Jim McDougal’s Madison Guaranty before a state regulator appointed by her husband. Once also involved in a controversial legal case with Dan Lasater.
The deputy chief of staff and Whitewater damage-control strategist was present at a meeting with Treasury officials to discuss Madison.
The former White House counsel to Jimmy Carter was appointed last week as Nussbaum’s temporary replacement.
Senior adviser learned of Madison criminal referral from Nussbaum; Clinton said he was “probably” told of referral by Lindsey. Attended meeting between White House and Treasury officials.
Hillary’s chief of staff attended a meeting of Treasury and White House officials to discuss Madison. She was among the first to go into Foster’s office after the suicide.
A former Rose partner and deputy White House counsel. His suicide in July fueled speculation about the Clintons’ finances, including Whitewater, which he had handled.
Managed Dan Lasater’s assets during the FSLIC case while he was in jail on drug charges. Now a White House aide, she was also among those who searched Foster’s office.
White House counsel resigned under pressure two weeks ago; emptied Foster’s office and presided over all three controversial Treasury/White House meetings.
Bill Clinton’s close friend, former Rose partner and now the No. 3 at justice, he faces questions about whether he charged the Little Rock firm for personal expenses and overbilled clients.
A Republican prosecutor with a reputation for toughness, he was chosen by Attorney General Janet Reno to investigate Whitewater.
Bill Clinton’s personal lawyer received Whitewater documents from Foster’s office; later negotiated a broad subpoena that had the effect of sealing more documents from public inspection.
The deputy Treasury secretary and acting RTC chairman admits he called a meeting of White House officials to discuss Madison. Has recused himself from further agency deliberations.
In critical meeting, the Treasury and acting RTC counsel told Nussbaum that the Clintons were mentioned in a criminal referral as potential beneficiaries of Madison misconduct.
Sources say former RTC senior vice president told Hanson and Altman of RTC’s plans to refer Madison to Justice for criminal investigation.
Probed Altman about controversial Whitewater briefing; critics say his own ethics lapses make him poor choice to lead the charge.
Conservative operative and creator of Willie Horton TV ads for George Bush, he’s churning out faxes encouraging reporters to be more aggressive in covering Whitewater.
Widely respected GOP moderate, be led calls for special prosecutor and is pushing for congressional probe into Whitewater affair.
The editorial-page editor of The Wall Street Journal pursued Whitewater story before it was hot; in a suicide note, Foster said the WSJ editors “lie without consequence.”
Appointed state securities regulator by Governor Clinton, she approved a novel plan proposed by Madison’s attorney, Hillary Clinton, to prop up the thrift. Previously, Schaffer worked for a law firm that represented Madison.
Bond broker and FOB was sued by a failing Illinois thrift and FSLIC for alleged unauthorized trading. Hillary helped the Feds in the case, which Lasater managed to settle cheaply in 1987. Critics accuse Hillary of conflict of interest.
Invited the Clintons to invest as equal partners with him and his wife, Susan, in the Whitewater Development Corp. McDougal later owned the Arkansas thrift, Madison Guaranty, which failed in 1989 at a cost of $60 million to taxpayers.
A retired Little Rock judge, he claims Bill Clinton and Jim McDougal pressured him into making a $300,000 loan to Susan McDougal’s company in 1986 to solve Madison’s financial problems. Hale faces unrelated loan-fraud charges.
An equal partner in Whitewater, she headed the public-relations firm that took a controversial loan from David Hale’s company and used part of it to buy a piece of property, later deeded to Whitewater. The loan was never repaid.
A Rose Law Finn courier, he told a Little Rock grand jury that he and a colleague used a shredder at the firm to destroy Foster files after Fiske was appointed special counsel.
