the white house fbi files controversy of the clinton administration , often referred to as filegate , arose Coming_to_be in june 1996 around improper access in 1993 and 1994 to fbi unk documents .

in 2000 , independent counsel robert ray issued Statement his final report on filegate , stating that there was no credible evidence of any criminal activity by any individual in the matter and no credible evidence that senior white house figures or the first lady had requested the files or had acted improperly or testified improperly regarding livingstone 's hiring .