> ## Flowers' Conspiracy Lawsuit Against Sen. Clinton to Proceed

> Thursday, July 24, 2003

> LAS VEGAS — A federal judge says Gennifer Flowers , who claimed she had an affair with Bill Clinton, can proceed with a lawsuit accusing Hillary Rodham Clinton of orchestrating a campaign to discredit her.

> The conspiracy allegation names Clinton, now a Democratic U.S. senator from New York, former presidential aide George Stephanopoulos and James Carville , former campaign strategist for former President Clinton.

> Judicial Watch, a conservative group representing Flowers, said Wednesday that it will seek Sen. Clinton's testimony.

> Clinton and her lawyer, David Kendall, could not immediately be reached Wednesday for comment.

> U.S. District Judge Philip Pro's order, issued Monday, dismissed defamation claims against Clinton.

> Flowers' lawsuit stems from her claim during the 1992 presidential race that she and Bill Clinton had an affair while Clinton was Arkansas governor.

> When the presidential candidate denied it, Flowers held a news conference to play audio tapes that she said were of secretly recorded intimate phone calls between them.

> The lawsuit alleges that Hillary Clinton directed Stephanopoulos and Carville to discredit Flowers.

> Carville, now television commentator, and Stephanopoulos, now an anchor on ABC's Sunday morning program This Week, said that Flowers had doctored the tapes.
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