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06-04-2007, 09:25 PM
Clinton Aide Forfeits Law License
Clinton White House National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, who was convicted of taking classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, has agreed to surrender his license to practice law.
In a written statement issued by his attorney, Larry Breuer, Berger, 61, said: “I have decided to voluntarily relinquish my license. While I derived great satisfaction from years of practicing law, I have not done so for 15 years and do not envision returning to the profession. I am very sorry for what I did, and I deeply apologize.â€
Berger, national security adviser from 1997 to 2001, was convicted of removing documents from the Archives in 2005 while preparing to testify before the 9/11 Commission.
He was fined $50,000 and sentenced to 100 hours of community service, the Washington Times reported.
The documents taken by Berger pertained to a terrorist assessment from 2000, before George W. Bush was sworn in as president. Specifically, they dealt with a report detailing the Clinton administration's response to so-called millennium terrorist threats — a highly secret assessment that was, according to some reports, less than stellar.
The report was compiled by Richard Clarke, the same counterterrorism czar under Clinton and President Bush who criticized the latter's handling of intelligence prior to 9/11.
Byron York, White House correspondent for the National Review, wrote: "Clarke apparently concluded that the millennium plot was foiled by luck — a border agent in Washington state who happened to notice a nervous, sweating man who turned out to have explosives in his car — and not by the Clinton administration's savvy anti-terrorism work."
By giving up his law license, Berger avoids being cross-examined by the Board on Bar Counsel and possibly disclosing further details of his theft.
Clinton White House National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, who was convicted of taking classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, has agreed to surrender his license to practice law.
In a written statement issued by his attorney, Larry Breuer, Berger, 61, said: “I have decided to voluntarily relinquish my license. While I derived great satisfaction from years of practicing law, I have not done so for 15 years and do not envision returning to the profession. I am very sorry for what I did, and I deeply apologize.â€
Berger, national security adviser from 1997 to 2001, was convicted of removing documents from the Archives in 2005 while preparing to testify before the 9/11 Commission.
He was fined $50,000 and sentenced to 100 hours of community service, the Washington Times reported.
The documents taken by Berger pertained to a terrorist assessment from 2000, before George W. Bush was sworn in as president. Specifically, they dealt with a report detailing the Clinton administration's response to so-called millennium terrorist threats — a highly secret assessment that was, according to some reports, less than stellar.
The report was compiled by Richard Clarke, the same counterterrorism czar under Clinton and President Bush who criticized the latter's handling of intelligence prior to 9/11.
Byron York, White House correspondent for the National Review, wrote: "Clarke apparently concluded that the millennium plot was foiled by luck — a border agent in Washington state who happened to notice a nervous, sweating man who turned out to have explosives in his car — and not by the Clinton administration's savvy anti-terrorism work."
By giving up his law license, Berger avoids being cross-examined by the Board on Bar Counsel and possibly disclosing further details of his theft.
Clinton White House National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, who was convicted of taking classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, has agreed to surrender his license to practice law.
In a written statement issued by his attorney, Larry Breuer, Berger, 61, said: “I have decided to voluntarily relinquish my license. While I derived great satisfaction from years of practicing law, I have not done so for 15 years and do not envision returning to the profession. I am very sorry for what I did, and I deeply apologize.â€
Berger, national security adviser from 1997 to 2001, was convicted of removing documents from the Archives in 2005 while preparing to testify before the 9/11 Commission.
He was fined $50,000 and sentenced to 100 hours of community service, the Washington Times reported.
The documents taken by Berger pertained to a terrorist assessment from 2000, before George W. Bush was sworn in as president. Specifically, they dealt with a report detailing the Clinton administration's response to so-called millennium terrorist threats — a highly secret assessment that was, according to some reports, less than stellar.
The report was compiled by Richard Clarke, the same counterterrorism czar under Clinton and President Bush who criticized the latter's handling of intelligence prior to 9/11.
Byron York, White House correspondent for the National Review, wrote: "Clarke apparently concluded that the millennium plot was foiled by luck — a border agent in Washington state who happened to notice a nervous, sweating man who turned out to have explosives in his car — and not by the Clinton administration's savvy anti-terrorism work."
By giving up his law license, Berger avoids being cross-examined by the Board on Bar Counsel and possibly disclosing further details of his theft.
Clinton White House National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, who was convicted of taking classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, has agreed to surrender his license to practice law.
In a written statement issued by his attorney, Larry Breuer, Berger, 61, said: “I have decided to voluntarily relinquish my license. While I derived great satisfaction from years of practicing law, I have not done so for 15 years and do not envision returning to the profession. I am very sorry for what I did, and I deeply apologize.â€
Berger, national security adviser from 1997 to 2001, was convicted of removing documents from the Archives in 2005 while preparing to testify before the 9/11 Commission.
He was fined $50,000 and sentenced to 100 hours of community service, the Washington Times reported.
The documents taken by Berger pertained to a terrorist assessment from 2000, before George W. Bush was sworn in as president. Specifically, they dealt with a report detailing the Clinton administration's response to so-called millennium terrorist threats — a highly secret assessment that was, according to some reports, less than stellar.
The report was compiled by Richard Clarke, the same counterterrorism czar under Clinton and President Bush who criticized the latter's handling of intelligence prior to 9/11.
Byron York, White House correspondent for the National Review, wrote: "Clarke apparently concluded that the millennium plot was foiled by luck — a border agent in Washington state who happened to notice a nervous, sweating man who turned out to have explosives in his car — and not by the Clinton administration's savvy anti-terrorism work."
By giving up his law license, Berger avoids being cross-examined by the Board on Bar Counsel and possibly disclosing further details of his theft.