Last week the Clinton Administration faced the prospect of two independent- counsel investigations, one focusing on Whitewater and one on Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy. But hey, that's nothing new. How many of these long-ago probes do you remember?
Prosecutor
Arthur Christy
1979
Target
White House chief of staff Hamilton Jordan
Allegation
cocaine use
Outcome
no indictment
Costs
182,000
Prosecutor
Gerald Gallinghouse
1980
Target
Carter national campaign manager 1980 Tim Kraft
Allegation
cocaine use
Outcome
no indictment
Costs
$3,300
Prosecutor
Leon Silverman
1981
Target
Labor Secretary Ray Donovan
Allegation
illegal payoffs, links to organized crime when a construction exec
Outcome
no indictment
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