There was a charter travel company founded by Harry Thomason , a longtime friend and fundraiser , which had provided services in the 1992 campaign . Unsurprisingly , Mrs. Clinton lied about her efforts to turn the travel office into a goodie for a crony . All along Mrs. Clinton publicly insisted she had no knowledge of the firings personnel.endposition.firinglayoff . Then it became barely any knowledge , then barely any involvement . When the story blew up she said under oath that she had “ no role in the decision to terminate the employees . ” She did not “ direct that any action be taken by anyone . ” In a deposition she denied having had a role in the firings , and said she was unable to remember conversations with various staffers with any specificity .

When the story blew up she said under oath that she had “ no role in the decision to terminate the employees . ” She did not “ direct that any action be taken by anyone . ” In a deposition she denied having had a role in the firings , and said she was unable to remember conversations with various staffers with any specificity . A General Accounting Office report found she did play a role . But three years later a memo written by David Watkins to the White House chief of staff , recounting the history of the firings personnel.endposition.firinglayoff , suddenly surfaced . ( “ Suddenly surfaced ” is a phrase one reads a lot in Clinton scandal stories . ) It showed Mrs. Clinton herself directed them .