Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday August 13 1998 — Page 5 Clinton readies for TV ‘show’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who mistered the TV town hill is set to deliver peitups his most important defense through the lens of a camera When President Clinton sits down at the White House on Monday to answer prosecutors' questions about the Monica Lewinsky matter he also will be answering to a select TV audience of 23 grand jurors witching him on a courthouse video screen a mile away If anyone is qualified to defend himself in this format it is Gin-to- n In addition to his extensive political experience with the camera he also has testified twice via videotape for lated criminal trials in 1996 “Part of the reason why he's Whitewater-re- president is that he's awfully good in those settings" said Stephan Landsman a DePaul University law professor who specializes in social sciences and juries “The hallmark of our presidents is that they do come off well in the televised context" Still testifying from afar is no substitute for being there "Doing this via videotape is distancing'' said Paul Lisnek a Chicago-base- jury consultant d and trial lawyer "Jurors can’t get the same emotional impact as if he was in the room" Political and media experts agree that the TV screen can't match the power of a personal appearance — particularly in die case of Clinton whom even detractors credit with strong sonal magnetism per- "I just find him not at all believable on television” said Republican consultant Eddie Mane "He's much stronger in person" Democratic consultant Dane Strother agreed that “it’s always Starr tries to block leaks investigation WASHINGTON (AP) — in a grand jury seat like dozens of other witnesses Gintoo can pro- Inde- suggested that his conversations with reporters should be treated the same as those with confidential informers as he tries to stop a judge's investigation into whether he leaked grand jury evidence in the Monica Lewinsky case Starr argued to an appeals court ject special stature by being beamed in from the White House the consultant said “It certainly does differentiate him from the rest of the witnesses but it’s much more difficult to connect” with the jurors Strother said "It's a tradeoff” Jury consultants say that testi- not be able to see "body language" that would offer clues if However his argument was e rejected when the court allowed a district court to Witnesses who are feeling proceed with her leaks investigation To bolster his argument the prosecutor cited a 1981 court stressed may wring their hands or look down or give other cues that aren't caught by the TV camera Jo-Ell- an ing back questions that follow up on his testimony Because of his remote location any questions relayed by the grand jurors would be delayed “It's going to buy him time to react more appropriately” Dimitrius said Lisnek said there may be a countervailing advantage for prosecutor Kenneth Starr in Gin-ton- 's agreement to testify from a remote location With the questioning taking place at a distance Lisnek said irosecutors can be tougher on better to communicate with that established an "informer's privilege" that allows the government to keep secret the identity of a person who furnishes information about criminal activities to protect them from possible retribution “Long recognized at common AP pinto President Clinton is greeted by hie dog Buddy as he returns to the White House on Wednesday after a two-da- y trip fund-raisi- Ginton without risking turning off the grand jury “It would be difficult for Starr to attack him in any way in front of the grand jury Lisnek said “Television will help distance it So there can be a more stern voice" talk For all of die touchy-feel- y about whether Clinton will “bond" with the grand jury the president also must keep in mind that die substance of what he says and how he conies across to prosecutors is just as important if not more so If the grand jury does not vote to indict Clinton — and many legal scholars believe a sitting president cannot be indicted — then the chief value of the president's appearance lies in how prosecutors use it in preparing any impeachment report to Congress Even for the limited audience of prosecutors legal experts say the way Clinton presents himself still matters “It is a mistake to think that in any situation your performance is not being evaluated and that all that counts is the written word" Landsman said “The prosecutors are watching this man The battle of wills die struggle for credibility is in part in their hearts and minds" Throw Make the right safety choices somebody in person" but he said there are special considerations to be taken into account in Clinton’s situation Rather than “plopping down" Magazine editor Steven Brill quoted Stare as saying that he and his top deputy Jackie Bennett speak to reporters on condition of case Dimitrius a jury vision" Furthermore Dimitrius said Clinton doesn’t have to worry about jurors immediately shoot- son cited as evidence that Independent Counsel Kenneth Stare may have leaked secret grand jury information to the media: Stare was quoted in a magazine as saying dial his staffs interviews with witnesses were not covered by the secrecy rale three-judg- Clinton becomes uncomfortable or nervous anonymity In sworn affidavits Stare's aides “do not deny” drey were sources of information for news articles submitted by President Clinton's lawyers Stare made comments to reporters in front of his home last May reacting to a secret ruling the judge had made on law the informer's privilege serves important individual and societal interests in protecting the anonymity of citizens who cooperate in law enforcement" Starr wrote in quoting the case He was seeking to block an order by US District Judge Norma Holloway Johnson that he turn over evidence of his office's contacts with reporters in the investigation of alleged presiden- tial sex and cover-u- p Legal sources outside die prosecutor's office who are familiar with the proceedings and spoke on condition of anonymity said Starr specifically applied the argument to reporters saying he wanted to keep confidential the information received from reporters and their identities Clinton’s personal attorney Press Examples that US District Judge Norma Holloway John- would mean "revealing confidential investigative information” court documents now made public show tages For one they say jurors may said By Tho Associated that disclosing evidence of his office's contacts with reporters fying via television offers the president a number of advan- consultant and managing director of jury services for FT1 Consulting in California “It's a huge advantage for him because you only see it through the eyes of the camera lens" Dimitrius said “You don't see the entire picture the peripheral A word to the wise? pendent Counsel Kenneth Starr executive privilege Starr called it “a magnificent ruling" shortly after word of the 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