Clinton library withheld clemency materials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Clinton Presidential Library withheld more than a thousand pages about clemency the former president granted during his last days in office – including a pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich –from a batch of documents recently released to the public. The library released 2,830 pages of documents this week on pardons President Bill Clinton considered for Mr. Rich and others during his last months in office but withheld other pages that archivists said would disclose confidential discussion of advice the ex-president received from advisers or would violate someone's privacy. The library's delays in releasing documents have prompted criticism of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband, the former president. A spokeswoman for the National Archives said that the agency may have misinterpreted Mr. Clinton's instructions and not released enough documents on the pardon