Click here to return to book details FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: KATIE WRIGHT (703)-683-5004, ext. 132 OR MIKE BURITA, ext. 130 AUGUST 16, 2000 In Bookstores One Week From Today … DAVID SCHIPPERS’ SELLOUT SHOCKER EXPOSES HOW REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS CONSPIRED TO DERAIL CLINTON’S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL WASHINGTON, D.C.--- One week from today, August 21, the shocking story of how U.S. Senate leaders sold out their country and the rule of law in Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial will be in bookstores. The author: one of sterling credibility. Sellout (Regnery) by David P. Schippers exposes the shocking truth about Clinton’s impeachment trial: it was wired for acquittal from the very beginning. Schippers, a lifelong Chicago Democrat, was the Chief Investigative Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee during Clinton’s impeachment. He offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes account of how the process for enforcing the rule of law at the highest levels of our government was completely derailed by some of the highest ranking officials in our government. Democrats Lay Down Their Law … In one of the first meetings between the House Managers and Senate leaders when House Judiciary Chairman Henry Hyde expressed the desire to have Schippers present the House’s case on the Senate floor, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) went ballistic. Then when Hyde asked to present witnesses Biden rebuffed him again. When Hyde pointed out the Senate’s rules provided for a trial - with evidence and witnesses - Biden told him flat out: “We make our own rules.” Republican Leaders Punt … In the very first meeting Hyde and the House Managers had with Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott to discuss the trial’s procedure, Lott told Hyde right up front: “Henry, you’re not going to dump this garbage on us.” Over Before It Started … It was Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska who told Hyde, Schippers and the House Managers in another meeting that the whole episode was a giant waste of time: “Henry, I don’t care if you prove he raped a woman and then stood up and shot her dead - you are not going to get sixty-seven votes.” When Schippers then asked Stevens if the Senators were going to ignore their oath he said: “You’re damn right they are.” That is the definition of a sellout, and Schippers’ conclusion: “The system doesn’t work.” To schedule interviews with David Schippers please contact Katie Wright (ext. 132) or Mike Burita (ext. 130) at (703)-683-5004. -- 30 -- Click here to return to book details Price: $23.35 - Click here to order: