Clinton Administration Scandals

The Clinton Administration is one of the most investigated, if not the most investigated, in American history. Independent counsels have spent nearly $100 million investigating the Clinton administration. Five Clinton cabinet appointees have been targets of court-appointed independent counsels.

CBS News Correspondent Phil Jones reports on the legal woes of the Clinton administration.

Early in the administration, Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy resigned and is awaiting trial on charges of taking gifts from companies his department regulated. Espy is awaiting trial.
Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros was forced to resign and is awaiting trial for allegedly lying to FBI agents about payments to a former mistress.
Commerce Secretary Ron Brown was under investigation for personal financial dealings when he died in a 1996 plane crash while on a trade mission.
In the president's second term, more problems--his Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt is under investigation to determine whether he lied to Congress about giving government favors in return for campaign contributions.
Labor Secretary Alexis Herman makes five. She's under investigation, accused of influence-peddling and campaign fund- raising while working at the White House.
Vice President Al Gore also remains under a legal cloud for possible illegal campaign fund-raising. The Attorney General is under heavy pressure to change her position, and name yet another independent counsel to investigate the matter.

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