Roger Clinton

The arraignment of Roger Clinton, half-brother of the former president, on charges of drunken driving and disturbing the peace was postponed Monday in Superior Court in Torrance. A new court date was set for May 14. Clinton was arrested by Hermosa Beach police Feb. 21, a month after President Bill Clinton pardoned him for an unrelated cocaine distribution offense, for which he served a year in federal prison.

The story of "My Life," as told by Bill Clinton, is of a chubby, ambitious boy from rural Arkansas who, against all odds, arrives triumphantly at the height of power in Washington only to run up against a partisan, right-wing movement determined to drive him from the White House. And 957 pages after it begins, the battle-scarred president has survived, still a bit awed that his "improbable life" has turned out so well.

President Clinton wasn't home over the weekend when his brother spent the night at the White House, but Roger Clinton slept in the Lincoln Bedroom and says Mary Todd Lincoln is "still in there." "I have a fascination with that room," Roger Clinton said Monday. "I really have a fascination with Washington, D.C., and the history, but just that fact that Mary's still in there is pretty fascinating." He did not elaborate.

Re "Roger Clinton Said to Be Deeply Tied to Pardons," March 13: Wow. After a full year's investigation, is this litany of innuendo and suggestions the best that Bill Clinton attack dog Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) could come up with? The White House was besieged by pardon requests. Gasp! Clinton made some bad decisions. Impeach him! Oh, wait, they already did that. Former Deputy Atty. Gen Eric Holder denies that his desire to be attorney general was connected to his involvement in the [fugitive financier Marc]

Congressional investigators examining the Clinton pardon scandal said Wednesday that they have unearthed new evidence suggesting that former President Clinton's half-brother, Roger, may have been paid $50,000 for attempting to secure a clemency on behalf of a convicted New Jersey heroin trafficker. Investigators said they also have discovered "a couple hundred grand" in unexplained traveler's checks that Roger Clinton cashed that were sent from Hong Kong, China and Venezuela.

Roger Clinton, half-brother of former President Bill Clinton, was arrested in Hermosa Beach on suspicion of drunken driving, police said Sunday. Clinton, who was pardoned by his older sibling last month for a 1985 drug conviction, was arrested about 2:26 a.m. Saturday in downtown Hermosa Beach after he was spotted driving a Ford Expedition erratically, said Officer Paul Wolcott, the city's police spokesman.

A lawyer defending Roger Clinton against charges of drunk driving and disturbing the peace asked a Torrance Superior Court judge Monday to order police to submit their personal cell phone records. Attorney Mark Geragos said those records, along with transcripts of police radio communication, will show that police conducted a politically motivated stakeout against the half brother of former President Bill Clinton. Judge Jesse Rodriguez instructed prosecutors to obtain those records.

A judge agreed Tuesday to delay the trial in a dog bite lawsuit against President Clinton's younger brother to allow the defendant to keep a commitment for a concert in South Korea. Roger Clinton appeared in court with his lawyer, Kevin L. James, for the start of jury selection in Jeff Klempan's lawsuit. Klempan contends that Clinton's dog bit him and he is seeking compensation for medical bills and lost wages. "He showed up for trial and all of a sudden Mr.

Roger Clinton, the younger half brother of former President Clinton, on Tuesday was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving in connection with his Feb. 17 arrest in Hermosa Beach. Clinton, 44, did not appear in court in Torrance but, through his attorney, accepted the city's plea offer, thus avoiding trial on three other misdemeanor charges.

Roger Clinton, already under investigation for allegedly taking money to lobby for several presidential pardons, now is being asked to explain whether he helped five additional men try to secure executive clemencies from his half-brother, former President Clinton.

With President Clinton's encouragement, his half brother, Roger, collected hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby on behalf of as many as 13 people seeking presidential pardons and other favors, a key congressional panel has found. This characterization goes far beyond what Roger Clinton has acknowledged about his activities in seeking presidential pardons and suggests that he was much more deeply involved than previously known.

An unsigned note found in the Clinton White House archives has revived questions about whether Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton knew of her brother's efforts to win presidential clemency for convicted Los Angeles cocaine dealer Carlos Vignali. Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.

Roger Clinton, the younger half brother of former President Clinton, on Tuesday was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving in connection with his Feb. 17 arrest in Hermosa Beach. Clinton, 44, did not appear in court in Torrance but, through his attorney, accepted the city's plea offer, thus avoiding trial on three other misdemeanor charges.

A lawyer defending Roger Clinton against charges of drunk driving and disturbing the peace asked a Torrance Superior Court judge Monday to order police to submit their personal cell phone records. Attorney Mark Geragos said those records, along with transcripts of police radio communication, will show that police conducted a politically motivated stakeout against the half brother of former President Bill Clinton. Judge Jesse Rodriguez instructed prosecutors to obtain those records.

It was about 8:45 Thursday morning when I walked into the Hermosa Beach Police Department with two dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts and a 12-pack of Coors Light. In college, that was a typical breakfast. But in this case, I was conducting a scientific experiment to determine how many beers a man has to drink before he's legally hammered.

Roger Clinton, already under investigation for allegedly taking money to lobby for several presidential pardons, now is being asked to explain whether he helped five additional men try to secure executive clemencies from his half-brother, former President Clinton.

Roger Clinton, half-brother of former President Bill Clinton, was formally charged Wednesday with drunken driving over the weekend and trying to pick a fight in front of a Hermosa Beach bar, police said. The 44-year-old Clinton, a singer and B-movie actor living in Torrance, was arrested Saturday morning by a Hermosa Beach police officer who noticed him driving a Ford Expedition erratically on the South Bay city's streets, said Officer Paul Wolcott.

Roger Clinton never mentioned his big brother Bill during his show at the House of Blues on Tuesday. But the baby-faced singer wasn't above a few allusions, including naming his five-man band Politics and performing a somewhat clunky funk-rap number, also called "Politics" ("P is for the people, O is for opinion, L is for the lies . . . ").

Congressional investigators examining the Clinton pardon scandal said Wednesday that they have unearthed new evidence suggesting that former President Clinton's half-brother, Roger, may have been paid $50,000 for attempting to secure a clemency on behalf of a convicted New Jersey heroin trafficker. Investigators said they also have discovered "a couple hundred grand" in unexplained traveler's checks that Roger Clinton cashed that were sent from Hong Kong, China and Venezuela.

Two weeks after he testified before the grand jury investigating former President Clinton's flood of eleventh-hour pardons, federal inmate Garland Lincecum waits here at the county jail, soon to return to a U.S. penitentiary in Texas. Sixty-seven years old, his hair has gone white and his teeth are rotting. He has served just two years of a seven-year sentence for fraud. In his mind, he should not have done one single day. Lincecum paid for a presidential pardon, he said.