consistent with the rule of law and with our nation’s core values and traditions.

He made the request for their assistance to have (Elian) returned to him … as soon as possible, … They gave assurances to him that satisfied him on this point.

My understanding is there was a strong, close, loving relationship with his father, there was no hint of abuse.

While waiting here for his son to be returned to him, he has been forced to watch Elian exploited by those who have him in their care. On the morning shows on national television, in...

On behalf of the president of the United States, before you vote to impeach and remove the president, read the defense of the president … and then be guided by your conscience and your judgment...

There were no bombshells. There is no dynamite. There are no explosions, … The evidence is as it is and is unlikely to change.

It is a great tragedy when a young child loses a parent, as Elian did during his trip to the United States, … But it is an equal tragedy for any parent to face the...

We understand that he is in good spirits,

We are disappointed and saddened that the committee majority brought this solemn constitutional process down to a level of innuendo, anger and unfair, unsubstantiated charges.

During our presentation today and (Wednesday) we will show from our history and our heritage, from any fair reading of the Constitution and from any fair sounding of our country, men and women, that nothing...

Tripp’s repeated efforts to encourage behavior that the independent counsel later suggests is central to his case against the president raise disturbing questions about her role in this entire affair, … It was Linda Tripp,...

Nothing about this process has been fair, nothing about this process has been bipartisan, and nothing about this process has won the confidence of the American people.

These charges have been a moving target for us throughout this process,

The point of all that is, they still decline to turn over the boy to his father. We could go to Miami and knock on the door and we could come out without the boy....

In its zeal to prop up its allegations against the president, the Office of the Independent Counsel … intentionally omitted direct, exculpatory testimony, paraphrased unambiguous statements to obscure their plain meaning, and systematically resolved conflicting...

The House Republican managers are seeking to expand and extend this proceeding for one reason: they do not have a case based on the facts, on the law, on the Constitution or on the voluminous...

If you convict and remove President Clinton on the basis of these allegations, no president of the United States will ever be safe from impeachment again, … And it will happen. And people will look...

emotionally damaged and exploited this most wonderful little boy.

I saw Juan Miguel and Elian within minutes afterward as they got out of the car and came to the location where they’re going to be staying for the next couple of days on the...

Historical Precedents and Constitutional Standards.

William Jefferson Clinton was elected freely, fairly and openly by the American people to be president, … We dare not reverse that decision without good and just cause.

gridlock the government and defy the people.

[Clinton’s lawyer, standing at a lectern in the well of the Senate, said no reasonable person could read the grand jury transcript and not see Clinton was owning up to his illicit affair with Lewinsky.]...

Juan Miguel is an honorable man. He has given his word. He will stay in the United States so long as the appeals process is under way.

Imagine a murder indictment without identifying a victim, … There is a stunning lack of specificity …

Testimony in today’s document release overwhelmingly demonstrates that not one member of the White House staff who testified believed that it was important to find Ms. Lewinsky a job, … If the president intended to...

Any proceedings from this date forward only serve to delay the final resolution of this matter and run counter to the best interests of the Congress, the presidency and the American people, … We remain...

a vigorous, successful and complete defense.

When you see the two of them together, you realize that by keeping them apart something terrible was done.

It’s time for some peace for the boy,

We are confident that the senators, once they see and hear this defense in this opening phase of the trial, will conclude that the articles do not justify or warrant conviction or removal from office....

We intend to submit a complete accounting of the pattern of evidentiary manipulation and misdirection employed by the independent counsel to the Judiciary Committee,

It’s a piece of legislation that comes out of the blue.

They have all concluded that this 6-year-old boy belongs with his father, … Any more delay would be unconscionable.

In my view, if the father is in the United States and prepared to take custody, and the relatives decline to give him custody, there is no basis whatsoever in law, morality or general convention...

have more access to attorneys and other Americans who support him throughout this ordeal.

Open your mind, open your heart and focus on the record. As you sit there listening to me at this moment, you may already be determined to vote to approve some articles of impeachment against...

We feel it is essential to the President’s defense that we be able to call our own witnesses and present our own arguments to address these important questions.

We think, in some areas, she provided erroneous testimony that is in disagreement with the president’s testimony, and particularly in specific areas having to do with the grand jury,