Claim vs. Hillary Clinton dismissed

Jace Radke

Wednesday, July 23, 2003 | 9:35 a.m.

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed claims of defamation against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in connection with a federal lawsuit filed by Gennifer Flowers. The order was filed Monday in Las Vegas by Judge Philip Pro.

The plaintiff's "fourth amended complaint contains no allegations Clinton made any statements to defame" Flowers, the order states.

The lawsuit names Clinton, former presidential aides George Stephanopoulos and James Carville, and Little, Brown and Company, the publisher of Stephanopoulos' book, as defendants. A conspiracy charge against Little, Brown and Company was also dropped.

The suit alleges that the former first lady ran a "war room" during President Clinton's 1992 campaign, to coordinate attacks on people including Flowers. Flowers further alleges that Carville's book "All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President," and Stephanopoulos' book "All too Human: A Political Education," further defamed her.

Flowers alleges that the group defamed her in an attempt to discredit her after she divulged a 12-year affair with Bill Clinton.

Clinton, Stephanopoulos and Carville still face a conspiracy claim in the case, and the two former presidential aides also face a defamation allegation.

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