Under the now repealed federal Independent Counsel statute, subjects of grand jury investigations who end up not being indicted can apply to recover their attorneys' fees from the Government. It was only a matter of time until the Clintons decided to take advantage of this law. Clintons Ask Millions from U.S. in Whitewater Legal Fees

The Clintons by agreement cannot seek reimbursement for the Monica Lewinsky or Paula Jones matters, but are free to do so for Whitewater.

Whether or not they need the money is not the issue to us. They deserve it because they were unjustly scandalized by the Whitewater investigation. We say unjust because it was never proven that they committed any violations of law in connection with Whitewater. They were targets of the radical right. They were victimized by Ken Starr and his minions. Ken Starr wasted five years and tens of millions of dollars on this investigation, tarnished the Clintons' reputations and caused them to go into debt for $10 million of legal fees. The Government is responsible for Starr's misjudgments and now it must pay the piper.

Ronald Regan and George Bush got reimbursed for their legal fees when they were subjects of independent counsel investigations that failed to result in indictments against them.

What's good for the goose....

Too bad Susan McDougal and Webster Hubbell also can't recover their attorneys' fees.