January 17, 1996
Web posted at: 10 p.m. EST
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (CNN) -- First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday she will keep doing "what I've been doing" as probes continue into her roles in the Whitewater and White House travel office controversies.
A former aide who wrote memos that indicate Mrs. Clinton was behind in the firings of seven White House travel office employees in 1993 testified in Washington Wednesday that he felt the first lady pressured him to make the move. However, he said the decision was his.
In an interview with CNN White House Correspondent Claire Shipman, Mrs. Clinton said all she did was express concerns about reports of financial mismanagement within the travel office. A subsequent investigation found irregularities, she said, and "changes were made" in the staff. But she insisted she did not have a hand in the firings.
The first lady did not directly answer a question about whether and when she would testify before Congress about Whitewater. "I have said, and I will continue to say, that I will cooperate in any way possible to resolve this matter," she said.
Mrs. Clinton again defended her and her husband's role in the Whitewater land deal, and asserted that a Resolution and Trust Corporation investigation found their statements to be truthful. The same goes for allegations "that we had somehow taken money from Madison Savings and Loan and channeled it to my husband's political campaign," she said.
Despite consistent criticism on those issues, the first lady said she is confident the American public is "fair and smart," and will come to their own decisions.
The interview was conducted in Ann Arbor, Michigan where Mrs. Clinton was promoting her new book about raising children.
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