Judge rejects Paula Jones’ US$1 m ‘drop’ claim

NEW YORK – A judge tossed out a claim by Paula Jones that a real estate tycoon owes her US$1 million he had promised if she dropped her lawsuit against President Bill Clinton.

On Monday, US District Judge Peter Leisure wrote that he concluded Jones agreed not to accept the US$1 million from Abe Hirschfeld during her settlement negotiations with Clinton. In her lawsuit, Jones had claimed that Hirschfeld’s public promise of US$1 million “was still on the table” even as she settled with Clinton in November 1998 for US$850 000.But the judge said documents demonstrated that Jones had rejected Hirschfeld’s offer.- Nampa-APIn her lawsuit, Jones had claimed that Hirschfeld’s public promise of US$1 million “was still on the table” even as she settled with Clinton in November 1998 for US$850 000.But the judge said documents demonstrated that Jones had rejected Hirschfeld’s offer.- Nampa-AP